Petition · past parliament

Make the misuse of the educator privilege at any level, a criminal offence.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

All educators are implicitly given a unique position of trust by their students who arrive with minds open to receive knowledge. It is an abuse of trust and power for an educator to use that advantage to impart ideas the students had not attended for, particularly with respect to political ideas.

Why it was rejected

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Timeline

7 Dec 2017 Petition opened for signatures
12 Dec 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Dec 2017

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