This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Review the Law and Policies regarding bullying in schools throughout the UK.
Review the Law and Policies with regards to bullying in schools throughout the UK, as this is in the first place, a matter of safeguarding, hence in the public interest. This has caused too much distress and injustice for many children and needs to stop.
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This petition is made due to unfortunate circumstances where bullying is not been dealt with and is causing too much damage on our mental health and our welfare.
Is the case not just of my son, where he has been seriously bullied at school, but on a National scale. This hasn’t been stopped no matter how hard I tried and in how many ways I tried attention to be drawn.
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.
We understand you are concerned about bullying in schools, however it’s not clear which laws or Government policies you want to be changed, nor is it clear how you want them to be changed. You can find out more about the law relating to bullying in school here: https://www.gov.uk/bullying-at-school
You could have a petition calling for a specific change to be made to the law in relating to bullying at school, so long as it was clear what change you wanted to be made.
You might also like to sign this petition, which calls for a related action:
Make bullying a specific criminal offence: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/608952
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.