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Florida may ban girls' period talk in elementary grades

McClain said the bill's intent is to bring uniformity to sex education and provide more pathways for parents to object to books or other materials they find inappropriate for younger children. [iStockphoto]

Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.

The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Stan McClain would restrict public school instruction on human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and related topics to grades 6 through 12. McClain confirmed at a recent committee meeting that discussions about menstrual cycles would also be restricted to those grades.

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