SAY NO TO 10 HOUR SCHOOL DAYS FOR CHILDREN Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/say-no-to-10-hour-school-days-for-children.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:54 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Fatima Musa [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17121848?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:46:36 UTC 17121848 ms twyla keller [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17051234?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:12:53 UTC 17051234 miss Louise Ludlow [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16781579?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Feb 2014 05:57:33 UTC 16781579 Dr. Boss martin boss [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16757063?utm_medium=rss 10 hours is much to long, children must have a youth.

]]> Sun, 9 Feb 2014 06:23:29 UTC 16757063 miss Tracy Pollard [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16749825?utm_medium=rss I say no !!

]]> Fri, 7 Feb 2014 11:46:39 UTC 16749825 mrs pauline mckay [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16749780?utm_medium=rss Totally ridiculous your government is trying to turn our schools into a prisoner of war camp, they are children nit drones

]]> Fri, 7 Feb 2014 11:34:55 UTC 16749780 mrs Margaret Winters [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16748900?utm_medium=rss Have the government got nothing better to do thy have better things to sort out than longer school hours like imigration and no jobs

]]> Fri, 7 Feb 2014 08:14:56 UTC 16748900 miss bernadine adams [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16746108?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Feb 2014 08:06:21 UTC 16746108 Mrs Amanda Mitchell [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16744717?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Feb 2014 02:46:14 UTC 16744717 miss emma snell [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16742268?utm_medium=rss let our children be children and let us parent them

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2014 06:10:34 UTC 16742268 mrs rebbecca alabaster [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16742185?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Feb 2014 05:52:00 UTC 16742185 miss jodie jackson [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16742122?utm_medium=rss never heard anything so ridiculous in my life.our children are going to be exhausted not to mention the fact we would never see them

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2014 05:39:44 UTC 16742122 Mr John Mountford [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16742065?utm_medium=rss I do not wish to turn my kids into robots. Let them have some chill time at home. Also if this goes through the teacher would end up being more of a parent then you and I'm sure good parents don't want this.

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2014 05:30:00 UTC 16742065 Mrs Zena Mountford [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16741451?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Feb 2014 03:31:40 UTC 16741451 Mrs caroline Marris [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16741277?utm_medium=rss Education is important, but family time is essential. Family bonds will be damaged no end if this comes into play.

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2014 03:08:07 UTC 16741277 Ms Lynn Beasley [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16740976?utm_medium=rss I do not agree with kids starting school aged 2 or being at school for 10 hours a day.

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2014 02:05:03 UTC 16740976 Mrs Wendy Mckenzie [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16740707?utm_medium=rss This is disgusting noway can children be expected to go to school for 10 hours it's hard enough as a adult and 2 years old they are babies. Is this the idea of people who want children but want someone else to look after them whilst they ho out to earn
Just disgusting

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2014 01:10:27 UTC 16740707 ms Anonymous [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16740598?utm_medium=rss I had children because I wanted to love n care for them not to be in school or child care 24/7 I am a single mom but work full time, the child care is split between myself n my ex husband

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2014 12:51:35 UTC 16740598 mrs kerry moss [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16738724?utm_medium=rss Kids spend a nuf time in school if making kids do 9till6 then most ppl will be home schooling

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:00:49 UTC 16738724 Mrs Claire Thomson [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16737352?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 01:09:49 UTC 16737352 miss Sharron Cooper [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16737240?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 12:48:39 UTC 16737240 ms sharon williams [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16737119?utm_medium=rss Against a childs rights!! Most adults struggle with a ten hour day so how will a 2 year old cope. What is the point in having kids if you will never see them?? My daughter will NOT be doing the 10 hour day. I will raise MY daughter, not a stranger!!!!

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 12:21:37 UTC 16737119 mr kirtis pratt [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16737061?utm_medium=rss Kids should not have to stay in school for 10 hrs a day because they need there childhood just as much as they need there education 10 hrs a day ismtoo much for any kid its cruel, its more thn the average job hrs from 9 to 5.

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 12:11:32 UTC 16737061 mrs janette greenslade [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735587?utm_medium=rss It's a long day for adults never mind kids they have years of work ahead of them let them be kid for the short time they are kids

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 08:14:53 UTC 16735587 Ms Anonymous [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735569?utm_medium=rss I can't think of anything more wrong than 10 hour days at school for children. All the literature that I've read suggests that creative time with families is more important for development than time at school.
There is not enough focus on families spending time together.

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 08:11:28 UTC 16735569 miss Anonymous [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735334?utm_medium=rss Children should have a childhood and see their parents/ siblings too not just a education.

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:28:54 UTC 16735334 Miss Charlotte Burkhill [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735278?utm_medium=rss Children's school times are perfectly fine the way they are why change something that doesn't need fixing

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:18:48 UTC 16735278 Mrs Jo Page [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735227?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:09:22 UTC 16735227 Miss Sarah Greening [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735153?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:56:52 UTC 16735153 miss Christine Ohare [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735111?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:50:15 UTC 16735111 mrs Lena Ode [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735098?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:46:38 UTC 16735098 mrs nicky potton [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735057?utm_medium=rss Whatever happened to family time!! The only parents who agree with this are the ones whose children are in childcare and have to pay a fortune for it!!

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:36:37 UTC 16735057 mrs joanne roberts [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16735010?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:25:51 UTC 16735010 Miss Michelle Hobbs [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16734979?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:19:37 UTC 16734979 Mrs Julie Baker [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16734676?utm_medium=rss More time at school is NOT necessary.
Allowing teachers to teach instead of following many inappropriate rules and regulations laid down by non-teaching politicians IS necessary.

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 05:13:56 UTC 16734676 Mrs Keely Beckford [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16734637?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 05:07:49 UTC 16734637 mrs debbie Sherman [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16734542?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 04:53:44 UTC 16734542 Mrs Gemma Draycott [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16734302?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 04:08:40 UTC 16734302 Mrs Tracey Green [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733855?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 02:34:29 UTC 16733855 Miss Louise Roberts [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733846?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 02:32:28 UTC 16733846 miss Anonymous [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733658?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 02:02:16 UTC 16733658 miss andrea trueman [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733642?utm_medium=rss My 3 year old is exhausted only after 3 hours at pre school! I refuse to send my child for that long its disgusting. They state that you should at least have a min of 2 hours quality time with our children per day. The poor kids have to get up early on a school day in order to get to school. Not to mention travelling home. By the time we get home feed bath put them to bed it will be late. Where is the quality time with our kids? Not only that public transport is poor i will not walk home in the freezing cold 6pm at night it is not fair

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 01:59:21 UTC 16733642 mrs irene hollidge [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733626?utm_medium=rss there would be no family life working parents would never see there children it would be home from school dinner then bed and what child would want to wait until after 6 for there dinner and are schools going to feed them children are tired when they come out of school and need down time its a stupid idea and it must have been made by a man no mother would ever do this

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2014 01:55:05 UTC 16733626 Ms Amy Pates [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733574?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 01:43:26 UTC 16733574 misds Anonymous [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733501?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 01:27:27 UTC 16733501 Miss Joanne Burnside [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733346?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 12:48:58 UTC 16733346 miss nadine allen [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16733221?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2014 12:17:35 UTC 16733221 Mr Shervell Jones [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16732165?utm_medium=rss The quantity of time of time isn't the problem. The quality of time and how it is used is.

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:16:17 UTC 16732165 miss abi adams [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16731228?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 05:16:43 UTC 16731228 miss kelly bush [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16731174?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 05:07:19 UTC 16731174 Mrs Hannah Luckins [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16731016?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 04:45:25 UTC 16731016 Mrs Sandra Crocker [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730939?utm_medium=rss Whoever thought of this obviously does not have children!

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 04:29:35 UTC 16730939 mrs Stacey Lawton-Foames [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730856?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 04:09:25 UTC 16730856 Me Stephen Wells [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730841?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 04:06:26 UTC 16730841 Mrs Katherine Moller [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730826?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:59:12 UTC 16730826 miss shelley chowles [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730778?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:36:34 UTC 16730778 Miss Ellen Friend [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730774?utm_medium=rss We've already established what the attention span of children are. Making the days longer will just make things worse. It will also destroy any chance for extra curricular clubs the schools want to run. Keep the school days as they are!!!

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:35:51 UTC 16730774 Miss Anonymous [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730734?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:22:00 UTC 16730734 mrs Katie wood [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730732?utm_medium=rss Let kids be kids I love being with my kids

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:21:26 UTC 16730732 Miss Deb Hendry [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730731?utm_medium=rss I think that would be ridiculous to be honest...

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:21:17 UTC 16730731 miss Noreen Hale [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730718?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:16:55 UTC 16730718 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730696?utm_medium=rss The school day is long enough its just a stupid idea set by people who obviously don't care or have time for their kids if they even have any? Family comes first not work or anything else! I wish i could spend every second with my child because every second counts!

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:09:24 UTC 16730696 Ms. Amy Kessler [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730695?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:09:19 UTC 16730695 Mrs Lucy Holland [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730659?utm_medium=rss How are we meant to bond with our children if they are in school ten hours a day from the age of TWO?!
Clearly whoever thought this CRAP up has no children!!!!

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 02:55:16 UTC 16730659 Mrs Eline fisher [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730603?utm_medium=rss parents have enough problems bonding with their children now....this will make it nearly impossible......and how are they supposed to do homework, have a meal and spend quality time with family if this is introduced

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 02:39:34 UTC 16730603 Mr Mark Haywood [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730583?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 02:33:16 UTC 16730583 Mrs Sonia Waite [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730523?utm_medium=rss Absolutely ridiculous. Let children be children their whole day should not be spent at school!!!

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 02:08:44 UTC 16730523 ms Sarah Waite [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730488?utm_medium=rss How the hell do u expect us 2 see our children when they r at school all day

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 01:56:12 UTC 16730488 Miss Anonymous [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730461?utm_medium=rss I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR 10 HOURS. 6 IS ENOUGH!!!

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 01:41:48 UTC 16730461 miss kelly muckelberg [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730420?utm_medium=rss This is absolutely ridiculous an cant believe you could even think of this stupid idea.

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 01:26:27 UTC 16730420 miss katie diamond [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730379?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 01:13:49 UTC 16730379 Ms Kayleigh Kelly [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730364?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 01:07:43 UTC 16730364 Miss Emma Spink [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730185?utm_medium=rss It's too much especially for the younger ones aged 5

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 11:56:54 UTC 16730185 mr john david green [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730144?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 11:42:59 UTC 16730144 miss emillie jones [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730007?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 11:02:29 UTC 16730007 mrs Victoria toseland [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16730002?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 11:01:03 UTC 16730002 Mrs Anna Roweth [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729788?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:58:48 UTC 16729788 miss tina mellors [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729768?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:53:22 UTC 16729768 Miss Anonymous [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729752?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:49:54 UTC 16729752 miss sherrie devall [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729736?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:45:03 UTC 16729736 Ms Wendy Green [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729735?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:44:52 UTC 16729735 mrs louise spink [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729732?utm_medium=rss I dont think that fair 9-3 is long enough for them and now its getting dark and parents cant trust there kids walking alone home from school with out getting attacked or followed

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:42:08 UTC 16729732 Miss Zoey Hinchcliffe [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729641?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:14:31 UTC 16729641 mr chris missen [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729563?utm_medium=rss Ridiculous!!!!!

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:50:14 UTC 16729563 miss gemma jackson [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729562?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:50:13 UTC 16729562 miss hayley bradshaw [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729558?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:47:08 UTC 16729558 mrs kerry connor [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729545?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:43:39 UTC 16729545 miss Lee Timmins [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729521?utm_medium=rss i think its stupidity and asking for trouble ... kids need tobe kids not doing longer hours at school than an average working day its disgraceful and i would rather go to prison for not sending my kids to school than inflict that on them ... i had my children because i wanted them not to be put into school for this length of time and the teachers be more proud of them than i should be seen as they would have more responsibility than me

]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:37:04 UTC 16729521 miss maria how [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729484?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:26:58 UTC 16729484 miss romi di micco [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16729360?utm_medium=rss Ridiculous!!!!!

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