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Methuen students urge free menstrual product dispensers; provide cost estimate
Summary
Four eighth-graders told the Methuen School Committee that lack of free feminine hygiene products causes missed class time and suggested school-funded dispensers, providing vendor pricing and a one‑year refill cost estimate.
Four eighth‑grade students from the Fusco civics class at the Marsh Grammar School told the Methuen School Committee that lack of free feminine hygiene products in school restrooms causes missed class time and harms students’ comfort and attendance.
“Not having these products in the bathroom can negatively impact a student’s education,” said Nathan Touch, who spoke with classmates Leah Taeda, Sophia Cirilla and Lacey Cloutier during the public participation portion of the meeting. The students said their timing of the process — sign…
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