A change in school policies to ensure students' basic human rights are protected

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Review and change toilet policies so that children do not have to hold their bowel and bladder for long periods of time. Individuals being able to hold the power to decide whether a child uses the toilet or not is a breach of trust and a form of abuse, as well as neglecting basic human rights.

School policies are a breach of human rights and need updating. Humans can develop bowel problems and suffer severe constipation from having to hold their bowels for long periods of time. However, adults are not forced to do this, so it is unfair that children are being forced to do so. Children face public humiliation if they have an accident due to not being able to access a toilet. We need to ensure children have rights to use the toilet whenever they need to, as it is a basic human right.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions on policies regarding when students can leave the classroom are a matter for individual schools and teachers, not the UK Government or House of Commons.

If you are unhappy with how a school or teacher deals with requests to use the toilet, you should raise this with the school or relevant local authority.

Timeline

12 Oct 2022	Petition opened for signatures
17 Oct 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Oct 2022

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