Petition · past parliament
Make British Sign Language A Compulsory Subject Taught At Schools
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
British Sign Language being taught at schools could help millions of people who have problems hearing or can’t hear. We need to be able to communicate so that we can aid!
People hearing impaired and deaf people struggle every day, through lack of communication. If languages are taught why can’t British Sign Language? If you’re helping a person who doesn’t speak English, a translation app or google can help but this isn’t the same for sign language. There are more and more people with auditory problems and we must be able to communicate, to help, and to protect.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 18 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.