Petition · past parliament
Stop weighing children in school
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
stop weighing children in schools & pushing the ideology of weight equates to health
When I was 9 years old I remember feeling utterly humiliated as I was forced to be weighed in front of my classmates. This along with the bullying; was then the start of a long decade of disordered eating behaviours which led me down a dark path.
We must stop pushing the narrative of weight equals health, we must stop attaching moral value to food to children at such a young age and therefor encouraging dieting and disordered behaviours. instead the system actually needs to properly educate.
We must stop pushing the narrative of weight equals health, we must stop attaching moral value to food to children at such a young age and therefor encouraging dieting and disordered behaviours. instead the system actually needs to properly educate.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Stop measuring the height and weight of children in primary school
Timeline
| 21 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.