Students in Years 7-13 should have online school (videocall) due to COVID-19

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Each school should have an online school set up so that teachers and students can have their lessons over videochat, and and will be able to continue with lessons in the safety of their own home.

During the Corona Virus outbreak, the main hesitation for not shutting schools is that pupils will miss out on important work. However, with online school, students can remain safe in their homes while not interrupting studies in order to reduce risk of catching Corona Virus. This is an excellent alternative for students with important exams coming up, e.g. GCSEs or A-levels, and has proved to have worked successfully in other countries, like the US.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Decisions about teaching arrangements are a matter for individual schools, not the Government or Parliament.

We have published a petition calling for schools and colleges to be closed down as a result of coronavirus: Close Schools/Colleges down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19.

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

14 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Mar 2020

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