Make the education system more accessible to people with mental illness

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

With results day just passed, a number of students have been disappointed with their grades, prevented from reaching their full potential by the education system's lack of support for mentally ill students. It is completely unacceptable to allow any child's potential to be wasted.

Mental illness in children and teens is on the rise, and thus this issue will only become worse in time.
Schools and colleges do not do enough to support vulnerable students, and the stigma surroundig mental illness prevents many from reaching the grades.

Reading material:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/series/mental-health-a-university-crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/education/series/mental-health-a-university-crisis
https://www.ft.com/content/8e53ee5a-1e13-11e8-aaca-4574d7dabfb6

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure how you want the education system to be made more accessible.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

You may wish to sign one of the following petitions instead:

Fund enough specialist schooling for teenagers with mental health problems
Establish Compulsory Mental Health & Wellbeing Workshops for Secondary Schools
Teach schools about emotional & physical wellbeing, mental health & illnesses
Compulsory mental health education in school.
Remove Homework in all primary schools in England

Timeline

18 Aug 2018	Petition opened for signatures
4 Sep 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Sep 2018

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