Petition · past parliament
Do NOT close schools/university over Coronavirus unless absolutely necessary.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
To consider the intense impact of stopping education for young people unnecessarily and to reconsider not closing anything unless absolutely necessary.
The media have blown Coronavirus completely out of proportion and the population have lapped it up as they thrive on something to worry and gossip about.
These kind of precautions were never put in place for other illnesses which were much more lethal.
By turning the world up side down is completely unnecessary and it is getting out of control. The best thing we can do is maintain normality.
These kind of precautions were never put in place for other illnesses which were much more lethal.
By turning the world up side down is completely unnecessary and it is getting out of control. The best thing we can do is maintain normality.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.