Submitted on Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Rejected on Monday 15th March 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Teach Drug Safety in Schools
Gavin Williamson should raise the importance of teaching drug safety in schools, to parliament. 'Just Say No' campaigns don't work. Whether prohibited or not, people will experiment with drugs. It is our duty as guardians to reduce the harm seen by unsafe drug use.
‘Just Say No’ and ‘shock/ scare’ approaches are ineffective and may even be counterproductive.
Good quality drug education can impact on changes in specific drug-using patterns and reduce the unsafe use of drugs and associated problems for young people.
Drug education can contribute towards decreased harm and increased safety for young people, their families and communities.
If we teach our children how to mitigate the risks of drug use, we can prevent thousands of lives from being lost.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about unsafe drug use, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
The new Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education curriculum already includes content on drugs, alcohol and tobacco, and it is not clear what if any changes you want to be made to this.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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