Petition Remove the right to withdraw from RE lessons in schools

Some students only stay in RE lessons when their own faith is being taught.

I feel that this is against the spirit of inclusion and may cause division, resentment and ignorance.

More details

I believe removing the right for parents to withdraw their child from RE lessons will ensure that students have a basic knowledge and understanding of all the faiths that our society, and the wider world, have.

If creating a diverse, tolerant and peaceful society is desired, surely we have the obligation to ensure that all children learn about all faiths.

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

25 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 25 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Show on a map the geographical breakdown of signatures by constituency

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 30 May 2024
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.