This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Make Lunch Times Longer at Secondary Schools
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Secondary School Students are often exhausted from tiring lessons but, in the country the average lunch break is only 40 minutes. Although this may seem enough, take in to account if the student has a Detention or is kept behind or the class is delayed. There is also usually a warning bell taking off about 10 minutes off lunchtime. Really, at least 60 minutes is needed.
This also gives the teachers time to eat their lunch and then go out to do their playground duties.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
The start and finish times of the school day, and the length of the midday break, are decided by the governing body of each school.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.