Petition · past parliament
Keep all children back a year
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Keep all children back a year, as they will have missed nearly a whole school year
Children will not be ready mentally or academically ready to move on especially those moving on to secondary schools
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 4 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.