PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Stop fining parents of children who struggle to go to school
Stop fining parents of children who struggle to go to school. Parents should not be punished when they do all they can to get their children to go to school. There can be many issues why children can’t/wont go to school. Fining parents does not help. It makes the situation far worse.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
Background
There are a massive amount of children out of school who struggle to go to school for many reasons. This is also an extremely stressful experience for the parents who do all they can to get their children to school. They are not choosing to let them stay at home. Fines and courts do not solve the problem and only make it worse. It is not the fault of the parent. One size does not fit all.