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China student says college made her 'take off trousers' for period leave (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

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A college in Beijing has found itself at the centre of public fury after it allegedly asked a student to prove she was on her period to qualify for sick leave.

A viral video, filmed inside what appears to be a clinic and posted to social media this month, shows a young woman asking an older woman: "Does every menstruating girl have to take off their trousers and show you before they can get a sick note?"

"Basically yes," the older woman replies. "This is a school rule."

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i thought the subtext was a copy of the article, you know, so used to paywalls

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lol I understand. Articles are usually much longer than that, though, and the BBC so far has no paywall.