Introduce Mandatory Self-defence Classes in UK Secondary Schools

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the eye-opening statistic that 97% of young women in the UK have been sexually harassed, it is imperative that individuals have a means to protect themselves.
Making self-defence mandatory within schools will mean that all young people will have greater knowledge on how to stay safe.

Self-defence classes are both expensive and time consuming, meaning that not everyone has access to the resource of learning to protect themselves.
To tackle this inequality in wealth and resource, the government should introduce legislation which makes self-defence compulsory in the curriculum - be it within P.E lessons or otherwise.
It is the government's responsibility to keep citizens safe and starting in schools would be the best course of action to help reduce the reported 97% figure.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

12 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Mar 2021

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