Petition
Add school holidays for important cultural or religious events for pupils.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
In religious aspects, festivals and cultural events have been a way to celebrate a religion. Therefore, students who believe in religions that have festivals and events for people to cherish the religion should have time off school to be able to embrace themselves fully into the religious experience
I think religious festivals is a good time for pupils to celebrate with their family. Therefore I hope that sometime later I could celebrate these festivals at home with my own family as well.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
School governing bodies are responsible for setting term dates, within the framework set out by the local council.
Timeline
| 5 Nov 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Nov 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Aug 2026.