Petition · past parliament
Shorten the school hours, due to student stress, and tiredness.
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
Shorten the school hours.
Students are having problems learning because of stress and pressure put on them. Waking up early effects on how students learn.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Limit secondary schools days to 5.5 hours: Limit secondary schools days to 5.5 hours
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Limit secondary schools days to 5.5 hours: Limit secondary schools days to 5.5 hours
Start school at 10am to help teenagers with tiredness: Start school at 10am to help teenagers with tiredness
Timeline
| 31 Aug 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Sep 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Sep 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.