Petition · past parliament

Make bullying a criminal offence and/or fine parents of persistent bullies

Closed 153 signatures

What the petition asks

Like a 3 strike and your out 1st offence of proven bullying a letter gets sent home to parents 2nd time proven bullying letter home to parents plus fixed fine 3rd time proven bullying letter home to parents plus police involvement and/or higher fixed fine
Bully is still a major problem all over the world the facts speak for themselves. ...over 3.2 mil students are bullied each year over 67% students believe schools respond poorly to bullying 71% students report bullying as a problem in their school a staggering 90% of 4th to 8th graders report being bullied 160 thousand students a year drop out of school due to bullying 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bulling and will only intervene 4% of the time

Timeline

9 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
9 Aug 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 153
Status Closed
Opened 9 Feb 2016
Closed 9 Aug 2016

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