This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Start meaningful discussions around school refusal
We below would like to petition the government to start meaningful discussions around school refusal and the increasing number of children and young people in the UK affected by this.
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Rising numbers of children are refusing to attend school due to anxiety, panic attacks and not feeling supported once they are there. Increased demands in testing and examinations are contributing to this, as are ever stretched school budgets.
There are over 6,000 members in school refusal social media groups (growing daily) and an increasing number of home educators all with very similar stories of how their children are being let down by the current system.
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