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Rejected petition: Instead of learning MFL in schools learn BSL(British Sign Language)

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I want the government/parliament to start teaching British Sign Language across all schools in the UK instead of Morden foreign languages (MFL) so the deaf/hard of hearing community can be heard

It would help people communicate to those HOH (hard of hearing/Deaf) as some people struggle to communicate and you might wake up deaf one day and it would be a nice thing to do so the dead/how community can be heard


Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:

Make sign language a compulsory subject in secondary schools across England
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/749914

Introduce British Sign Language (BSL) to all primary school children
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/745665

Require schools to teach British Sign Language from Key Stage 2 & at GCSE
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754981

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