Submitted on Sunday 22nd April 2018
Rejected on Thursday 26th April 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Get basic British Sign Language onto the national curriculum.
The government should give everyone the right to learn BSL. This means teaching it in schools. The government’s excuse for this not being taught already is that it is a “foreign language that cannot be examined” Education is for teaching children crucial skills not testing children every minute.
There are around 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the uk? 9 out of ten were born to hearing parents. Surprisingly only around 1 in 10 parents will learn BSL or another form of sign language to communicate with their child. This means there are many deaf children unable to communicate with their families. Something many people take for granted. Children and adults in the uk should know basic BSL because even being able to say hello to someone with hearing issues can make a difference.
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