US EditionChinese Student's Account of Required Menstrual Proof for Sick Leave Draws Widespread Outrage
- An unnamed female student at Beijing's Gengdan Institute was asked to expose herself at the campus clinic on May 15 to prove she was menstruating to get sick leave.
- The policy originated to prevent abuse after some students repeatedly claimed menstrual leave multiple times within a month, according to staff explanations.
- The student posted a viral video questioning the necessity of the invasive demand, asking if all menstruating women must show proof to receive leave, while the staff cited regulations.
- The university defended its staff and procedures, stating no physical examinations or instruments were used and that all actions followed established protocol with the student’s consent.
- The incident sparked widespread criticism on social media about privacy violations and prompted the university to review its protocols and consider legal action against distorted reports.
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A Chinese University Forces a Student to Lower Her Pants to Authorize Her Menstrual Discharge
She went to apply for menstrual leave to leave classes and ended up with her pants down to show that she actually had the rule. That’s what happened to a student from a Beijing university, as can be seen in a viral video filmed inside a clinic broadcast by the student. In the recording, published on social media this month, the young woman is seen alongside an older woman, to whom she asks: “All girls who menstruate have to take off their pants …
Chinese college asks student asked to take off trousers to prove she's on period for Sick Leave
The incident reportedly took place at the Gengdan Institute of Beijing University of Technology. In the video, which circulated widely on Chinese social media before being taken down, a young woman is heard asking a staff member: "Does every menstruating girl have to take off their trousers and show you before they can get a sick note?"
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