Petition · past parliament
Universities should implement online teaching！
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Universities should implement online teaching, eliminate the requirement to force full-time students into offline classrooms, and change the offline crowd test for courses to thesis evaluation.
To prevent COVID-19 from spreading, while ensuring that it does not affect the learning process.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Decisions about how to run classes are a matter for individual educational institutions.
We have published a petition calling for the Government to close universities: Close all universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID-19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
We have published a petition calling for the Government to close universities: Close all universities down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID-19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
Timeline
| 11 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.