Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted October 9, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted October 9, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Cambridgeshire school’s ******* policy deemed a ‘slap in the face’ data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Jen Moore Jen Moore said she only got medical proof of her endometriosis and adenomyosis in her thirties A woman whose endometriosis went undiagnosed for more than two decades says a school’s toughened stance on ******* pain is “just another slap in the face” for women and ******. Neal-Wade Academy in March, Cambridgeshire, told parents earlier this month that it would only authorise ***** days for ******* pain if it was given “medical information relating”. Jen Moore, 35, who grew up with severe ******* pains, said she felt “******, infuriated and heartbroken” about the school’s policy and has offered to speak to them about menstrual health awareness. Neal-Wade Academy said its policy was in line with statutory guidance on absences and that the school prioritised student wellbeing. ‘Without stigma’ Charities and campaigners like Mrs Moore have called on the school to rethink its policy. Endometriosis *** said it would be writing to the school to seek “reassurance” that pupils experiencing ******* pains would not be classified as unauthorised absences. Jo Campion, its public affairs adviser, said: “******* pain that impacts day-to-day life, including causing absences from school, can be a symptom of endometriosis and other menstrual health conditions, and must be taken seriously.” The support group, National Endometriosis Survivors, has called for the school to reconsider its policy, as well as the charity ******* Good *******, which said: “Education is important, but so is a student’s right to manage their ******* health without stigma or scrutiny.” data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Jen Moore Mrs Moore said she was “sent away” by doctors who dismissed her pain as normal Mrs Moore, from Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, was diagnosed in 2022 with endometriosis and adenomyosis, which are similar but separate conditions where womb tissue grows in other places, causing painful periods and heavy bleeding. “On my very first ******* I was curled up on the floor of my parents’ bedroom, screaming, unable to straighten my spine,” she said. Mrs Moore said she routinely missed school “one or two days” a month. “I would drag myself in otherwise, on codeine, with heat patches plastered all over my body,” she added. She said her school was understanding but did not know the extent of her condition. “One teacher asked me if I was okay, as they thought I looked like a vampire as I was so pale from blood loss,” she said. Mrs Moore said she went to her GP several times during her teens but was told “time and time again that it was normal”. ‘Reliable narrator’ She has since had two operations to relieve her symptoms, and is due to have another. Mrs Moore said she thought ****** were “speaking up” about ******* issues more than when she was younger, but that the school’s policy “plunge[d] menstrual health backwards”. She said: “No doctor would have validated my symptoms enough to give me proof of painful periods, I was just sent away. “We’re telling ****** their word is not good enough to be a reliable narrator of their own experience, when we need to just start believing them.” Endometriosis *** said it takes an average of eight years and 10 months to get a diagnosis for the condition. The NHS This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up seeing a GP if periods become more painful, heavier or irregular. Graham *****, the principal of Neal-Wade Academy, said its sickness policy was in line with guidance from the Department for Education (DfE). He said: “We are implementing changes to our attendance policies including how student absence is reported to the school. “We appreciate the cooperation of parents and carers as we work together to ensure the best educational outcomes for all our students.” The DfE said its guidance to schools advised a “support-first approach” to pupil absences. A spokesperson said: “Decisions on how to record attendance are down to individual schools but decisions must be made in line with statutory guidance. “That means that if a pupil is too unwell to attend school, their absence must be recorded with an authorised absence code in the register.” This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Cambridgeshire #schools #******* #policy #deemed #slap #face This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/145702-cambridgeshire-school%E2%80%99s-period-policy-deemed-a-%E2%80%98slap-in-the-face%E2%80%99/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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