This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Allow more teenagers in schools to express their identities with more freedom
I am campaigning as I feel many schools do not allow children and especially teenagers to express their individualities effectively enough. I have been excluded and put in detentions for wearing makeup in school, however I wear it as a method of controlling my anxiety and panic attacks.
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I believe that students in schools should be able to have more say in their identities. I understand the need for uniform however in many schools makeup and hair accessories etc are banned. In my experience I feel that this is unnecessarily strict and when I am being excluded it is taking away from my education. Makeup and hair accessories do not affect learning in any way and as a teenager I feel obliged to be able to express myself more freely. I would appreciate your support in this.
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