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Rejected petition: 4 day school week

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As requested by my children, as representive for them, They are requesting that the school week be changed from 5 days a week in school, and 2 days off to 4 days a week in school & 3 days off.
Alternatively the 6 year old has put forward counter offer of 10,000 days off school & 1 day in school

The days off are up for negotiation, that could be 3 days off any day of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday .


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 petition, which calls for similar action:

Pilot a four-day school week in England
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/783101

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