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Repeal Compulsory Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) to all UK Faith schools

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To create awareness of the underlying ideologies behind the compulsory introduction of sexuality education into schools in the UK.

To campaign for and champion the rights of parents to withdraw their children from those aspects of RE/RSE that contradict their religious faith and moral beliefs.
To provide support and advice to parents/carers who want to influence school policy in how RE/RSE will be taught.

To recommend points of action that people can take to mitigate the effects of the RE/RSE curriculum that are contrary to Religious teachings.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

10 Dec 2018 Petition opened for signatures
17 Dec 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Dec 2018

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