Rejected petition Make sign language a compulsory lesson on school curriculum

The government should add sign language to the curriculum or if there isn’t a way to add a class then replace it with another language taught class.

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I believe it should be compulsory for everyone to learn sign language and I think sign language could definitely replace either French, German or any other languages taught as you are more like to meet a deaf person or people than travel to another country.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Make British Sign Language (BSL) a compulsory subject in the national curriculum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/576713

Make British Sign Language a language option in the national curriculum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/579898

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Date submitted 28 September 2021
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