Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law last week a bill requiring school districts to provide menstrual products free of charge in every public school teaching students in grades six through 12. A study from 2021 found that nearly one in four teenagers throughout the United States struggle to afford menstrual products, especially students of color […]
A South Orange family and a girl’s bat mitzvah played an important role in the campaign that led to Gov. Phil Murphy signing into law a bill requiring menstrual products be provided free of charge to students who need them in school. Elise Joy and her two daughters, Emma and Quinn, are the founders of […]
