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title: "Female student athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed i…"
source: "https://x.com/JessicaValenti/status/1618400637905162242"
platform: "X / Twitter"
factual_accuracy: 0
overall_accuracy: null
tags: ["menstrual history", "student athletes", "florida", "privacy", "schools", "athletics", "sports"]
---

# Source fact-check: Female student athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed i…

Original post: https://x.com/JessicaValenti/status/1618400637905162242
Factual accuracy: 0% · Overall accuracy: Unknown

## Source post

**Target post by @JessicaValenti**

> Female student athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods
> https://t.co/nFJcrnxSJA

## Post analysis

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## Claims found (1)

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### 1. Female student athletes in Florida are required to provide their schools with detailed information about their menstrual periods — 0%

Model: Kimi K2.5 · Checked on: 07/04/2026 · Detail: /claim/nwhMLiINhGK2Gv2PwCe8

##### Fact Check Analysis

The claim states that female student athletes in Florida are currently **required** to provide detailed menstrual period information to their schools. Based on my research:

###### Reasoning:

- **The requirement was proposed but never implemented** - In January 2023, the Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) sports medicine advisory committee recommended making menstrual history questions mandatory, but this was only a recommendation that faced significant public opposition[^2][^5][^1].

- **The FHSAA voted to remove the questions entirely** - On February 9, 2023, the FHSAA board of directors voted 14-2 to **remove all questions about menstrual cycles** from the required medical evaluation form for the 2023-2024 school year and beyond[^3][^4]. The new form went into effect starting spring 2023.

- **The menstrual questions were optional for years** - While questions about menstrual history had appeared on Florida athletic forms for approximately two decades, they were always marked as "optional" for students[^4][^2]. The proposal would have made them mandatory, but this change was rejected.

- **The current policy does NOT require this information** - As of February 2023, Florida student athletes are no longer asked about menstrual history on the required FHSAA forms at all[^3][^4].

- **Context matters** - While Florida was considering this policy change in early 2023, the state ultimately rejected it. However, it's worth noting that approximately 35 states do require student athletes to submit menstrual history information to schools[^6].

**Overall validity: 0%**

The claim is false because the Florida High School Athletic Association explicitly voted to remove all menstrual history questions from student athlete forms in February 2023. Female student athletes in Florida are currently NOT required to provide this information to their schools.

[^2]:
    [Did Florida HS Athletics Association Recommend Requiring Student ...](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-athletes-menstrual-periods/)

[^5]:
    [Florida Wants Student Athletes to Share Menstrual History - TIME](https://time.com/6252147/florida_student_athletes_menstrual_history/)

[^1]:
    [Tracking student-athletes menstrual cycles & the right to privacy](https://www.eracoalition.org/2023/05/01/tracking-student-athletes-menstrual-cycles-the-right-to-privacy/)

[^3]:
    [Menstrual questions cut from Florida High School Athletic ...](https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-high-school-athletic-association-removes-all-questions-about-menstruation-from-required-medical-evaluation-form/)

[^4]:
    [Florida menstrual data plan for high school athletes voted ...](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/09/1155731808/plan-to-collect-menstrual-data-on-high-school-athletes-in-florida-is-voted-down)

[^6]:
    [Will Florida force student athletes to report their menstrual history?](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/education/2023/02/06/florida-student-athletes-asked-menstrual-period-history-questions/69870103007/)