Petition · past parliament
Make homework optional for students.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Homework will still be compulsory to set still.
"Multiple studies have found that most students are getting too many extra assignments, leading to sleep deprivation, unhealthy levels of stress, as well as related health problems" - Huffpost.
"Multiple studies have found that most students are getting too many extra assignments, leading to sleep deprivation, unhealthy levels of stress, as well as related health problems" - Huffpost.
If you love homework, you won't keep having people ask you for the answers.
"From kindergarten to the final years of high school, recent research suggests that some students are getting excessive amounts of homework.
In turn, when students are pushed to handle a workload that’s out of sync with their development level, it can lead to significant stress"
- Healthline
"The researchers reported that family fights about homework were 200 percent more likely when parents didn’t have a degree."
-Healthline
"From kindergarten to the final years of high school, recent research suggests that some students are getting excessive amounts of homework.
In turn, when students are pushed to handle a workload that’s out of sync with their development level, it can lead to significant stress"
- Healthline
"The researchers reported that family fights about homework were 200 percent more likely when parents didn’t have a degree."
-Healthline
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Jan 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jan 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jan 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.