Archive · 6 Oct 2026
UK Students Petition to Restrict School Uniforms in Pornography
In 2022, a group of students started a petition about school uniforms.
They wanted uniforms kept out of sex shops and pornography.
They asked the government to make it illegal to display and sell uniforms in sex shops.
The students said this could make sexual acts involving children seem normal or appealing.
They also pointed out that most students in the UK wear uniforms until they are 16.
The petition is now closed.
A group of students launched a petition on 23 November 2022.
The petition called for school uniforms to be barred from sex-shop sales and pornography.
It asked the government to make displaying and selling school uniforms in sex shops illegal.
The petition argued that these practices glamorise and normalise sexual acts with children.
It noted that most students in the UK wear school uniform until age 16; the petition is now closed.
- Who
- A group of students started the petition.
- What
- They called for school uniforms to be barred from sex-shop sales and pornography, and for sex-shop display and sales to be made illegal.
- When
- The petition began on 23 November 2022; it is now closed.
- Where
- The United Kingdom.
- Why
- The petitioners said the practice glamorises and normalises sexual acts with children.
Petitioners’ position
Other viewpoints
School uniforms in sexualised contexts
Petitioners’ position
The petitioners wanted uniforms kept out of sex shops and pornography, arguing this can glamorise and normalise sexual acts with children.
Other viewpoints
The supplied article does not report a response or opposing viewpoint.
- Petition launch date
- 23 November 2022
- Status
- Closed
- Requested restriction
- Ban school uniforms from being displayed and sold in sex shops and from being used in pornography.
- Proposed legal change
- Make displaying and selling school uniforms in sex shops illegal.
- Petitioners' stated concern
- They said the practice glamorises and normalises sexual acts with children.
- Uniform use noted
- The petition said most students in the UK wear school uniform until age 16.