Rejected petition: Teach all children about the dangers of bodies of water in school
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Introduce education in primary and secondary schools about dangers of water (sea, lakes, reservoirs etc) swimming lessons run by councils or free swimming sessions
In light of recent deaths related to drowning due to shock from cold water in reservoirs, lakes the sea etc teaching about this in schools should be brought in to try to prevent more deaths of children especially during summer time
Why was this petition rejected?
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You may wish to sign these petitions which call for a similar action:
Make water safety and open water danger education compulsory in all schools
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/770972Provide extra funding to primary schools for swimming and water safety
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/770973We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.