Accordingly, educational institutions must not exclude or expel girls or women from formal
schooling solely because of pregnancy or early motherhood.
States should provide access to education on health and hygiene matters for both sexes to
ensure the health and wellbeing of the whole family.316
This should include access to
information and advice on family planning. Further, States should provide private sanitation
facilities for girls at educational institutions.317
316
Article 10(h) CEDAW.
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8 February 2006 at para 132.
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