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Student petitions are an important way of bringing attention to school issues, but the line between serious and counterproductive petitions must be drawn. Graphic illustration by Charlotte Bolay and Crystal Zhu

Editorial: The power of petitions in student advocacy

Epic Staff February 3, 2025

If you visit change.org, an online petitioning site, you’ll find a petition titled “No Homework” that has over 40,000 signatures. Another one advocating for no school after Halloween has over 70,000....