Rejected petition Allow students the right to go to the toilet at times that they need it.

Change law surrounding school toilet breaks, so students have the right to go through lessons, especially now when lessons are upto 100 minutes long, and toilet ques at lunch time can last 20 minutes.

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I trust that the Government will consider this petition, as schools will not do anything to help. Speaking from personal experience, I was sent to isolation (behavioural unit) for 2 days, due to going to the toilet during a lesson, at 11.05, when I hadn't been since leaving the house at 7.40am that day. I asked and was refused permission

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a matter for individual schools and teachers.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 11 May 2021
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