This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Headteachers to be accountable and liable to prosecution for discrimination.
The law supposedly protects children with disabilities, everyday a headteacher will exclude a child because they are not meeting their needs, rarely this is challenged. This is discrimination at its most basic level, a criminal offence and yet we have this happening every single day.
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 understand that you're concerned about disability discrimination in schools, but we're not sure what you'd like to happen. Headteachers and schools are already covered by the Equality Act, so we're not sure what else you'd like the UK Government and Parliament to do.
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