The amount of states that require tampons in school bathrooms is 28 states.
28 states including Washington D.C. and California require tampons and free menstrual products like tampons and pads to be available in school bathrooms free of charge.
The laws requiring tampons and menstrual products in school bathrooms address poverty by ensuring that the menstrual products e available in restrooms, often in female and all gender and some male and unisex bathrooms.
California also requires tampons in boy's bathrooms.
Under California law, public schools, the CSU and community colleges are required to supply free menstrual products, including tampons in boy's restrooms.
The law in California for requiring the the tampons and other menstrual products in boy's bathrooms in schools is called the Menstrual Equity for All Act, which mandates that schools have to stock these products in all all gender restrooms including women's restrooms and boys or girls restrooms.
Under the menstrual equity act law in California, public schools must stock free menstrual products, like pads and tampons in all women's and all gender restrooms and at least one men's or boy's restroom.
The menstrual equity act law in California applies to all schools with any combination grades from grade 3 through grade 12.
The menstrual equity act law went into effect for schools with grades from 6 to 12th grade.
However on July 1st 2022, the law changed to require schools with grades from 3 to 5th grades along with the 6th to 12th grade to supply menstrual products in boy's and men's bathrooms starting with the 2024 to 2025 school year.
The purpose of this menstrual equity act law to require tampon's and pads in boy's bathrooms is to promote the health, dignity and safety of all students, including those that menstruate and use restrooms that are designated for men.