This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Change the education laws demanding proof for our child's illness.
Who else is tired of being told to take our child to the G.P for a ailment? Just because the schools want proof for attendance!
It's a waste of our time and the G.P's and could be taking a appointment from someone who needs it a lot more! Even the G.P's have had enough!
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This is a nightmare and the government have thrown common sense out the window and themselves after it!
Yes some parents do take liberties and just don't send their children into school at all but why should parents who try be cast under the same stone?
This is putting strain on the NHS that just isn't needed! We as parents know when it's just a bug and if it can be controlled at home it should be.. Even the medicine packet say so!
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
There is no legal requirement for parents to obtain a doctor's note for school absences. We're therefore not sure what action you want the UK Government or Parliament to take.
You could raise this issue with the school's senior management and/or the governing body.
You can read the Department for Education's advice for schools on absences for illness here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/564599/school_attendance.pdf
You could start a new petition asking for the UK Government or Parliament to change the advice for schools on school attendance in relation to absences for illness, if that's what you want to happen.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.