Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Allow parents of vulnerable children to home educate temporarily during outbreak

Closed 50 signatures

What the petition asks

Parents of vulnerable children (and their siblings) with underlying health issues should have the choice to home educate during the covid 19 pandemic.
The risk to people with underlying conditions is clearly high. Parents of these vulnerable children should be given the choice to temporarily home educate, with the school cooperating as far as possible.

Timeline

18 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
18 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 50
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 18 Mar 2020
Closed 18 Sep 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.