Petition · past parliament

Make it compulsory for school kids to learn sign

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it compulsory for kids to learn sign in school so they can communicate with their deaf/non verbal kids in their school or classroom
I think its so important for kids to be taught to communicate with their school peers and friends in a school/everyday setting. My son is non verbal and as important as it is to learn other languages i think its just as important to learn how to sign so the hard or hearing kids or non verbal kids do not feel alienated from the rest of their class.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

23 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 May 2022

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