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All UK Schools/colleges should have knife/general crimes prevention lessons

Submitted on Wednesday 15th June 2022

Rejected on Tuesday 21st June 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

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All UK Schools/colleges should have knife/general crimes prevention lessons

Petition Details

Government should make knife/ general crimes prevention lessons as a legal requirement in all colleges and schools, it may reduce crimes

Additional Information

Many knife crimes happening around UK. Schools/colleges should have knife crime/general crimes prevention lessons,teaching students how it will ruin their life and how it will affect their families,possible long prison sentences. students will have fear and better understanding. government should make this lesson as law in UK.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Schools are already required to teach about the role of law and the justice system in our society and how laws are shaped and enforced, as part of the citizenship curriculum, which is mandatory in Key stages 3 and 4: www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-citizenship-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-citizenship-programmes-of-study-for-key-stages-3-and-4

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

Require schools teach students about knife crime in Year 8 and 9: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/616968

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