At the Jean-Moulin college in Flines-lez-Râches, the girls now have a distributor of free and organic sanitary protection in the toilets of the establishment.An initiative led by the president of the parents of students and partly financed by the Department.If Laurence Butstraen, president of the FCPE (Federation of parents' councils) does not want to put herself forward, it is nevertheless thanks to her that this machine was installed.“I had heard about the installation of these dispensers.I wondered how the college girls in Flines were organized, she explains.It's not always easy for them to get coverage when they have a minor accident.They don't necessarily have any on them or it may be for reasons of financial deficiency.»If the girlfriends cannot help out, you have to knock on the office of the nurse, who is not full-time in the college, or that of the principal education adviser (CPE).“The last office to knock on is that of the headmaster.Go see the big boss, moreover a man, on a subject that concerns intimacy, it is not easy.That is why it must be available to them.It is a feminine daily product that should not be hidden.The rules should not be taboo and prevent students from missing school, ”continues the president.Who would even dream of sanitary napkins and tampons becoming self-service everywhere, like toilet paper.The distributor, created by a French company, was partly financed by the Department.The college will finance the refills of organic sanitary protection.Maïwen Butstraen, 14, daughter of Laurence, is a ninth grade student.“It's a subject with which I have no embarrassment because my mother talked to me about it easily.When menstruation suddenly occurs in college, some are in panic because they do not know what is happening to them.Mothers don't dare talk about it.They have nothing in their bag.»However, like her, Romane and Julie, also ninth graders, also think that the subject should be desacralized and not be “shameful”.According to them, boys their age are rather respectful."We don't have too much thinking like, 'Ah, she's on her period!'“says Romane.For a few days, the distributor of a French brand has been hanging in the girls' toilets.The cost of €754 was supported by the Department of the North to the tune of €500.To renew the stock, the college would have to pay €250 to €300 per year.François Ficheau, principal of the college, immediately agreed to this innovative initiative.Contacted, Marie-Hélène Quatrebœufs, departmental adviser, sees here “a real subject” of public health and equality.She would even be ready to carry it, alongside Marie Cieters, vice-president of the colleges, to generalize it to the entire Department.In Puy-de-Dôme, since March, the Department has decided to equip all its colleges by financing this type of distributor.It was a first in France.© Rossel & Cie - 2022 General conditions of use - General conditions of sale - Cookies policy - Privacy protection policy - Media charter - Reproduction rights