Closing the Menstrual Attendance Gap Across Washington’s 295 Public School Districts
Nationally, 1 in 4 (23%–25%) U.S. teens struggle to afford menstrual products and 4 in 5 (84%) students have either missed class time or know a classmate who missed class due to period poverty (State of the Period National Study / Harris Insights & Analytics).
1. Understanding the Washington State RCW 28A.210.420 Mandate
Under Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 28A.210.420 (HB 1273), every public school district and private school in Washington State serving students in grades 3 through 12 is required to make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost in all female-designated and gender-neutral bathrooms. While the statute established a landmark legal baseline across Washington’s 295 public school districts and 39 counties (WA OSPI Report Card: 1.08M+ students, ~50% low-income FRPL across 1,100+ Title I schools), school nurses and Title I family liaisons face two persistent operational gaps:
- Mid-Semester Supply Exhaustion in High-FRPL Campuses: Across Washington’s 785+ high-need Title I campuses (serving over 202,000 low-income student menstruators), wall dispensers frequently run empty midway through the academic quarter due to strained building maintenance budgets.
- Take-Home Weekend & Holiday Care Gaps: Loose single pads in restroom wall dispensers do not solve weekend, evening, or summer period poverty for students living in low-income or McKinney-Vento transitional households.
2. The Two-Tier School Sanctuary Solution: Bulk Crates + Student Dignity Kits
To bridge the gap between statutory compliance and real-world student dignity, Love Her Period Foundation (501(c)(3) Public Charity, EIN: 88-0613961) equips Washington school nurses and counselors with two standardized, zero-cost interventions under our Inaugural 2026–2027 Washington Cohort Target (1,500 Student Kits & 50 Institutional Crates):
- The $250 School & Shelter Restock Crate (500 Organic Units + 25 Pouches): Engineered for high-traffic school nurse clinics and campus wellness centers, each crate contains 500 individually moisture-sealed, 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton pads and liners plus 25 discreet Matte Charcoal waterproof pouches and a
4x6"QR Restock Label. - The $35 Student Dignity Kit (90-Day Semester Supply): A discreet, water-resistant zippered pouch containing a 3-cycle supply (50 organic units), botanical soothing care, and a bilingual (English/Español) Menstrual Body Literacy Pocket Guide that students can keep in their backpack without stigma.
How Washington School Nurses & Principals Request Free Crates
Title I school nurses, counselors, and McKinney-Vento liaisons can enroll in our Founding Washington Cohort in 60 seconds—or scan the QR label on any delivered crate for priority replenishment.
