This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition For schools to enforce bullying policies within all schools

We are seeing only to often on national new tv etc the consequences of bullying can have on victims and all schools say is there hands are tied due to current policies that are not working fit for purpose

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Current school bullying policies are unfit for purpose and need to be overhauled and legally policies enforced in all schools for the safety wellbeing of all children as schools and police etc pass the buck from pila to post and kids parents are stuck in middle it's not fair or right and as a parent my self and experienced

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're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

By law, all state (not private) schools must have a behaviour policy in place that includes measures to prevent all forms of bullying among pupils.

This policy is decided by the school. All teachers, pupils and parents must be told what it is.

You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/bullying-at-school

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