Petition · past parliament

Ban attendance awards in schools

Closed 2,602 signatures

What the petition asks

BAN ATTENDANCE AWARDS
Those are:
- Highly discriminatory
- Promote inequality
- Highly unfair
- Encourage bullying
- Force parents to send poorly children to school which puts at risk
children with weaker immune system
Attendance awards are the proof that DfE has no regard to section 149 Equality Act 2010. Attendance schemes promote inequality, children with disabilities do not have as high chances to receive the school award as children with good health.
Those are:
- Highly discriminatory
- Promote inequality
- Highly unfair
- Encourage bullying
- Force parents to send poorly children to school which puts at risk children with weaker immune system

Timeline

15 Sep 2017 Petition opened for signatures
15 Mar 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,602
Status Closed
Opened 15 Sep 2017
Closed 15 Mar 2018

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