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Rejected petition Introduc Legislation to allow students to take "Mental Health days"

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Introduced Legislation to allow students to take "Mental Health days" as they would sick days in an attempt to respond to a mental health crisis.

https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/prevalence-of-mental-health-issues-within-the-student-aged-population/

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjg38nH-c3jAhUOlxQKHZtcC5kQzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-45824598&psig=AOvVaw0xbxtBL9oSFNDJmUA1VnWT&ust=1564071242104542
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/news-and-blogs/our-blog/mental-health-statistics

Read and Stand up and make a change. Mental illness is invisible. See past the mask.


Why was this petition rejected?

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