Petition · past parliament

Introduce guards in schools to safeguard our children from acts of violence.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Parents have to send children into school by law and yet we have no reassurance that they are safe.
VIPs, elected officials, courthouses .. the list goes on of places that use guards.
Our children NEED to be included in this list.
Eliminate acts of violence against schools!
I hope enough people agree with and sign this petition so that the numbers will speak for themselves.
We have all heard of the tragedy’s in the past and personally as a Mum it terrifies me.
The current system is leaving our children vulnerable.
Parents need peace of mind and our children deserve protection.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because school security is the responsibility of individual schools and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could start a new petition calling for the UK Government to provide a police presence at all schools if that is something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

15 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
22 Nov 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Nov 2018

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