SCHOOLS need to do more to educate their students about periods and support those who experience early onset of menstruation, revealed research from Flinders University.
The research published in Sex Education reported that more than 12% of girls in Australia will have their first period between the age of eight and 11 years of age.
Yet the national school curriculum does not provide formal education - to girls or boys - until they are 10 to 12 years old - see more HERE.
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