'Disgusting' teacher demands student to 'show tampon to prove she's on period'

'Disgusting' teacher demands student to 'show tampon to prove she's on period'A teacher has been deemed "disgusting" after he allegedly asked a student to "show her tampon" to prove she was on her period. The story has caused outrage among parentsCommentsNewsKatie-Ann Gupwell Content Editor06:06, 22 Apr 2026View ImageShe was allegedly asked to "show her tampon" (stock image)(Image: Getty Images)A teacher has caused outrage after allegedly asking a student for "proof" that she was on her period. He has since been deemed "disgusting" as people can't believe how the events are said to have unfolded.‌A video of the troubling tale has gone viral after it was shared by Ebury Official online, where it's claimed a formal complaint has been made about the incident, though little more is known about this process. Nonetheless, people have been left totally stunned by the tale, as they're gobsmacked a teacher was able to ask such a personal question while working at a school.‌It's not the first time such a story has emerged either. A few years back, a teacher is also reported to have told a female student to try and control her period.‌In a clip shared online, the storyteller said: "I have just got off the phone to a mum whose daughter was forced to get her used tampon out of the bin because the male teacher said it was impossible that she was on her period again because she was only on two weeks ago."She was two minutes late to lesson because she couldn't get to the toilet in time because of the queue. So, when she got to the lesson, he demanded that she go and get it out of the bin, bring it into the classroom and prove that she was actually on her period."This class had another 28 children in it - mixed boys and girls - and they witnessed the entire thing. It was a science teacher.‌"Have we still got fully grown adults that think girls just have a period on...