This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Make statutory walking distance from Home to School 1 for 5 & 8 years old
Reduce the walking distance to 1 mile that is more practical for Kids according to various lifestyle researchers.
This is a major problem where we have no convenient public transport, especially for 5 years & it gets worse when council put kids in different schools and parents doesn't drive.
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Currently Statutory walking distance is 2 miles for 5-8 years & 3 miles for 8-16 years. This is not a particle walking distance in this modern lifestyle and this was implemented back through Educational Act 1944.
Government is expecting kids to walk 6 miles a day and effectively learn at school. For parents with 8 years old who doesn't drive and cannot afford public transport is expected to walk 12 miles if they drop & pickup the kids as they are young to walk alone.
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.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure for what age group you want the statutory walking distance to be changed. Currently this distance is 2 miles for under 8s, and 3 miles for 8 to 16 year olds. The title of your petition refers to "5 & 8 years old", but you then go on to talk about the 3 mile distance that applies to 8 to 16 year olds.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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