Petition · past parliament
To create law limiting the amount of homework set on children up to university
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
People in primary and secondary school get too much work and don't even get time to relax much in the week at all. This limits their personal life and teachers don't seem to even consider the fact that children have social lives outside of school.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.