Rejected petition: Make self defence classes mandatory for young girls in schools.
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Teach young girls what attack can look like and what the warning signs are.
Teach young girls what they can do to defend themselves within the parameters of the law.
Femicide is on the rise, women are assaulted everyday, it is time to stand up. Far too many women are victims from a young age and don’t know it or know how to defend themselves.
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:
Fund self-defence for students and women, and legalise licensed defence tools
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/752355Introduce self-defence lessons into the PE curriculum in all secondary schools
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/749166We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.