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State schools and colleges in England can now free of charge period of time to order products for students as part of a government scheme to tackle period poverty

Tampons, pads and menstrual cups, which will be available to order for the primary and secondary bodies, if you opt-in.

to contribute to The scheme, that children do not attend school regularly, if you do not have access to the products at home.

activists have warned that the schools could disadvantage their students, if you do not take the Schema.

the schools can choose from a range of items via an online system, but also orders by E-Mail or over The Phone .

The products that belong to supplier phs group

The government of each school a certain amount of money on products in the year 2020, calculated on the basis that 35% of the students who are menstruating, you are going to use.

they come in a range of prices, so it is up to individual schools how they spend their allocated budgets.

It Follows the government's announcement last March that it is for Secondary School students. The promise was extended to the elementary schools.

Amika George , 20, launched The Campaign to free time the products in the schools, when she was 17.

Amika George

She Said , the schools, the students talk about the determination to break the stigma and to make sure that you knew that there was a demand for an opt-in system.

Different students need different products, She Said . For example, pads for children who do not use tampons for cultural or religious reasons.

Lynda Erroi, head of year seven at Southam College in Warwickshire, said she often works with students who have "No Plan on when time limits begin" or can not afford the products.

"This reduces the stress for any student who attempts to attend school, when she says time-products are an issue in your life," She Said .

"the employees feel empowered that they are able to demand, supplies, and support a child needs. "

The college, previously worked in the Red-Box-project, the free-time products to schools since 2017.

Co-founder, Anna Miles said that the government scheme could mean the difference between a child and skip school.

Anna miles with fellow co-founder of the Red Box project

she described it as a "step in the direction of real equality".

children and families Minister Michelle Donelan said the scheme will mean that Young People "go about their daily lives" without worry.

The Department for Education website says that the rate reflects the fact that, and this will be reflected in a Schema that already.

for free products in the schools from April 2019.

A local authority in Northern Ireland provides free products to the public.

orders from schools are expected to be delivered within five Working Days .

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Source of news: bbc.com