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Petition · past parliament

Stop School Children being punished as a group for the actions of individuals.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it a mandatory teaching practice to deal with badly behaved pupils as individuals and not punish the whole class or group for the bad behaviour of one or two pupils.
It affects children’s positive behaviour and makes them feel a failure. It is a completely unfair system that would not exist anywhere else - being punished for someone else’s bad behaviour is unacceptable and ludicrous.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This would be a decision for individual schools' behaviour policies.

We could accept a petition calling for collective punishments to be made illegal.

Timeline

26 May 2021 Petition opened for signatures
2 Jun 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Jun 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.