Re-implement LGBT+ school programmes, shelved on the basis of parental opinion

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Four more Birmingham schools have dropped a programme of LGBT+ inclusive lessons, as it is revealed that parents have complained to seven primary schools in the Manchester area over sex education classes. The four schools are suspending the No Outsiders programme following complaints from parents.

By withdrawing LGBT+ inclusivity programmes from school, we are potentially allowing ourselves to regress as a nation, to a pre-section 28 state of affairs in how inclusivity is taught, thereby encouraging censorship for worry of promoting homosexuality. By teaching students about different types of relationships it fosters acceptance. Such education should be universal, not opt-in or opt-out in nature.

Why it was rejected

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

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Make No Outsiders classes part of the curriculum in primary school

Timeline

21 Mar 2019	Petition opened for signatures
18 Apr 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Apr 2019

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