Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Change approach to COV-19 - if schools have "confirmed" cases they should close.
Closed
3,241 signatures
What the petition asks
The current advice from the Government is that no school should close in response to a suspected (or confirmed) COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.
I do not think this is correct advise, if "confirmed" schools should be closed for deep clean with pupils sent home.
I do not think this is correct advise, if "confirmed" schools should be closed for deep clean with pupils sent home.
If we keep sending pupils into a "confirmed" area - this will help spread the disease. If one student has been confirm it is very likely others would have it too.
Keep them all away from each other should be the next phase once discovered in a location.
Keep them all away from each other should be the next phase once discovered in a location.
Timeline
| 6 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,241
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
6 Mar 2020
Closed
6 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.