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Remove attendance policy from education system

Submitted on Friday 11th March 2022

Rejected on Wednesday 16th March 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Remove attendance policy from education system

Petition Details

Exchange the absence and attendance policy for something more lenient and less ableist, such as online learning for those who are unable to enter educational spaces, guidance for those within school with catchup sessions for when they're off ill, and remove the pressure to get 100% attendance

Additional Information

Many students including myself(16 going 17 and currently in college) can't entirely control when our body is well and unwell, with days where some can't get out of bed, days where some have to go to A&E, and days where some really cannot make it in, whether its due to poor physical and health, illness or related to a disability. In all fairness, the pressure for students to get 100% attendance is unfair, especially when we get ridiculed and our parents get threatened when we cannot come in.


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This petition was rejected

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're concerned about current arrangements regarding school attendance and absence, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

Children can miss school if they're too ill to go in. Arrangements for how students who miss school due illness catch up on their education is a matter for individual schools.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Create a national online school for pupils unable to attend school premises: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/607052

If you want to see some other specific change to school absence arrangements, you can contact us at [email protected] and we can try to help you start a new petition.

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