Petition · past parliament

Give parents/Carers the right to opt their child out of all aspects of RSE.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As concerned parents and UK citizens we want to call on our rights as parents/carers to be able to choose to opt our children out of all aspects of the new Relationship Education & Relationship & Sex Education curriculum part) that will become mandatory in all UK schools from Sept 2020.
We are concerned that various sexual ideologies will use the new RE/RSE curriculum

We have grave concerns about the physical, psychological and spiritual implications of teaching children as young as 4 about concepts such as gender identity and we have concerns regarding teaching children about sexual pleasure, sexual consent, contraception and abortion.

Uphold a parent’s or primary carer's right to choose how to educate their child in RE/RSE

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

11 Dec 2018 Petition opened for signatures
18 Dec 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Dec 2018

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