Close UK schools because coronavirus cases are increasing and a danger to all.

Close UK schools because all we are doing is “wash your hands and sing happy birthday”
And UK cases are increasing and to stop this we need to protect all by not having huge gatherings like in schools because there is a lot of students and they could of gone anywhere and caught it.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced the closure of schools and colleges to most students: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-school-closures

Prior to these closures being announced, we had published a petition calling for the Government to close schools and colleges down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19: 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/coronavirus