Petition · past parliament
Remove political bias from education
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
For too long teachers and lecturers have been grooming their pupils in schools and universities, with biased and extreme political views. This should be banned and people left to form their own opinions.
Teachers must be stopped from influencing young and impressionable minds who look up to them as a voice of authority. Education establishments should be free from political bias.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or House of Commons to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about the influence of universities on university students, but it's not clear what you want the UK Government to do about this.
Universities are autonomous institutions and decisions about the content of courses and employment of lecturers and professors is a matter for individual universities, not the Government or House of Commons.
If you want the Government to nationalise higher education, so that the Government is responsible for university education, including setting any rules around political impartiality, we could accept a petition requesting that.
We understand that you are concerned about the influence of universities on university students, but it's not clear what you want the UK Government to do about this.
Universities are autonomous institutions and decisions about the content of courses and employment of lecturers and professors is a matter for individual universities, not the Government or House of Commons.
If you want the Government to nationalise higher education, so that the Government is responsible for university education, including setting any rules around political impartiality, we could accept a petition requesting that.
Timeline
| 25 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Nov 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.