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Stop the unauthorised absence at schools because of mental health.

Submitted on Tuesday 5th March 2024

Rejected on Monday 18th March 2024

Current status: Rejected

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

Petition Action

Stop the unauthorised absence at schools because of mental health.

Petition Details

Make education committees accept that mental health is as important as physical health and stop the unauthorised absence marks


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We understand you're concerned about how schools treat absences on the grounds of mental ill health. However, it is already the case that schools and local authorities are required to treat all medical absences as authorised (including those relating to mental health) unless they have a legitimate reason for doubting the truthfulness of the student's claim. We're therefore not sure what it is you want the Government to do differently.

You could contact a local councillor who represents you if you have a specific concern about how a particular school or your local authority treats such absences. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, by entering your post code here: www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

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