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For the safety of teachers and pupils,put metal detectors in every school

Submitted on Wednesday 11th February 2026

Rejected on Tuesday 10th March 2026

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

For the safety of teachers and pupils,put metal detectors in every school

Petition Details

I would like the government to make it compulsory for every school in the UK,to install metal detectors,to reduce knives being taken into schools to protect teachers and staff.

Additional Information

To reduce knife crime in schools,safe out kids and teachers,this as gone on to long action needs to be taken.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Fund the installation of metal detectors in all schools
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/743252

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