7th graders make tampon cookies for principal after he refused to put tampons in the bathrooms

Tampons are essential, especially for young girls who might start their periods unexpectedly at school. Many advocate for schools to provide sanitary products for free, a move that would significantly benefit girls in poverty who often miss school due to lack of access to these products.

At one middle school, girls advocated for access to sanitary products in the school bathrooms. When the principal dismissed their request, they responded with a creative protest.

“My friend’s 7th grader goes to a school where the kids organized for free tampons in the bathroom,” Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America tweeted. “The male principle said no because they would ‘abuse the privilege.’”  

Undeterred, the students held a "cookie protest," baking tampon-shaped cookies to make their point. And yes, they looked amazing.

While the principal's reaction remains unclear, Twitter users absolutely loved the idea.

"I just love today’s kids," one user wrote. "When I was that age, we would have never even said tampon out loud."

They added: "Each generation is incorporating feminism into child-rearing more and more. Yesterday’s 'you can be a doctor' is now 'you can be a doctor and you can demand tampons.'"

Another added: "She and every girl in the school should rally together and agree that every. single. time. they need a tampon, they should bypass all other adults at school and go ask for one from the principal directly."

Another joked: "Maybe the girls should demonstrate that they are not taking advantage of free tampons by returning them to the principal when they are finished with them."

One user asked: "Abuse them how? Is there a high street value for them? Are they going to overdose? Use a super when they could have made do with a light? Are pads just a gateway? Next you know they will be on DivaCups!"

This article was originally published on October 31, 2019. It has since been updated.