{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732034.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":732034,"attributes":{"action":"Allow students in secondary schools to wear shorts in hot weather.","background":"With the temperature reaching over 30°c most days, students are struggling with the heat in trousers, especially at lunchtime when it's hottest.","additional_details":"","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":8,"created_at":"2025-06-30T21:04:57.896Z","updated_at":"2025-07-23T15:15:26.218Z","rejected_at":"2025-07-23T15:15:16.434Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-06-30T21:42:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"School uniform policy is a matter for schools themselves.\r\n\r\nThe Government sets guidance on school uniform policy. This recommends that schools \"take a sensible approach to allow for exceptions to be made during extreme weather – for example, allowing pupils to wear shorts in very hot weather or allowing trousers to be worn instead of skirts in very cold weather.\"\r\n\r\nYou can read more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform/school-uniforms\r\n\r\nYou could reach out to a particular school to request they change their policy."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}