Petition · past parliament

Schools approve up to 10 days pa if each child's attendance >90% inc the 10 days

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The Supreme Court has ruled that parents must comply with school rules therefore, to allow parents the freedom of choice, the rules should be changed. If child's attendance record is greater than 90% (inc the 10 days selected by parents) then the parents should not be prosecuted.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

6 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
12 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Apr 2017

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