Did Tim Walz really put tampons in boy's restrooms?
According to Snopes, NO
Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill requiring schools to stock tampons in boys' bathrooms.
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Tim Walz signed a bill in 2023 that required Minnesota schools to stock free menstrual products in restrooms regularly used by students in grades four through 12. The language of the statute was gender neutral and therefore compelled schools to make menstrual products available to transmasculine (trans boys and male-presenting) students, although that would not necessarily entail stocking them in boys' bathrooms.
Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill requiring schools to stock tampons in boys' bathrooms.
Rating:
Mostly False
Mostly False
About this rating
Context
Tim Walz signed a bill in 2023 that required Minnesota schools to stock free menstrual products in restrooms regularly used by students in grades four through 12. The language of the statute was gender neutral and therefore compelled schools to make menstrual products available to transmasculine (trans boys and male-presenting) students, although that would not necessarily entail stocking them in boys' bathrooms.
