Petition · past parliament

Make it compulsory to teach sign language in schools.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Today barely any children know sign language which is an essential skill in everyday life, as one day they could encounter another child with communication issues or when older may need it in the work place. It is a skill that everyone could use at some point in life.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

21 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
23 Nov 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Nov 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.