Petition · past parliament
Prevent schools from contributing towards childhood eating disorders.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Stop subjecting our children to public humiliation by exposing their physical differences in front of staff members and peers.
I am raising the current petition in order to prevent schools from contributing toward childhood eating disorders. According to the NHS over £70M was invested by the government by 2021. However, our children are currently subject to public weigh-ins facing embarrassment and receiving labels regarding their body weight. The implications of such actions are causing children self esteem/ body issues. We therefore recommend private weigh-ins to avoid such consequences.
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 which calls for a similar action: End weight checks for primary school aged children
Timeline
| 4 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Apr 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.