Thank you every one for your kind words and shares and signatures.
To reach 161 in just 2 days is further than I thought it would be. And to this, despite this being something that I have had to deal with directly for my family, it also comes on the back of a conversation with a group of fabulous young women who spoke openly about how this was a problem for them, and ultimately how was an even bigger problem for girls and made them feel stigmatised and degraded by these approaches, just because of the additional issues that girls have to deal with.
This couple of days activity is enough to show that people care deeply and share concerns about this issue, and I declare that a bit of a victory. I am going to use this early information, along with some of the very worrying examples that people have shared with me to open further conversations with the school and see if we can all work out a better solution that protects students, prevents behavioural issues within schools while maintaining dignity, protecting health, delivering real inclusion and promoting body autonomy.
Thanks everyone. This passion can be reignited if we fail to make progress.