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Student proposes 'Project Freedom' pilot to fund menstrual products in Cumberland County Schools
Summary
A Cumberland County high school senior asked the Board of Education to establish a pilot program to fund and stock menstrual products in several high schools, citing period poverty and requests for funding to make 'GAP closets' permanent.
Amber Johnson, a senior at Grays Creek High School, urged the Cumberland County Board of Education during the public forum to create a pilot program that would fund and sustain access to menstrual products at selected high schools.
Johnson described "Project Freedom, Empowering Period Dignity," a student initiative she developed as a Girl Scout Gold Award candidate. She told the board that lack of access to menstrual products causes students to miss class or avoid activities and framed the issue as one of health, equity and educational access. "Menstrual products are…
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