Teach all children about the dangers of bodies of water in school

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce education in primary and secondary schools about dangers of water (sea, lakes, reservoirs etc) swimming lessons run by councils or free swimming sessions

In light of recent deaths related to drowning due to shock from cold water in reservoirs, lakes the sea etc teaching about this in schools should be brought in to try to prevent more deaths of children especially during summer time

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 these petitions which call for a similar action:

Make water safety and open water danger education compulsory in all schools
Make water safety and open water danger education compulsory in all schools

Provide extra funding to primary schools for swimming and water safety
Provide extra funding to primary schools for swimming and water safety

Timeline

31 May 2026	Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Jul 2026

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