Petition · past parliament
Make it explicitly clear which children should be in schools during lockdown.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Set clear guidelines about which children should be in schools during the lockdown.
At current there are children who have only one parent as a key worker and another parent who is working at home, however, children are still coming into school and putting staff at risk of Covid-19. #Stay at home.
At current there are children who have only one parent as a key worker and another parent who is working at home, however, children are still coming into school and putting staff at risk of Covid-19. #Stay at home.
Schools are open to assist key workers, make it explicitly clear.
Key workers who have children should only send them to school if:
You are a 2 parent family and are both key workers, children to be sent to school.
Single parent key worker, children to be sent to school.
If one parent isn’t a key worker then the child should be at home during the lockdown.
Limit the potential risk for education staff, to stop the spread; people need to stay home, protect the NHS and save lives.
Key workers who have children should only send them to school if:
You are a 2 parent family and are both key workers, children to be sent to school.
Single parent key worker, children to be sent to school.
If one parent isn’t a key worker then the child should be at home during the lockdown.
Limit the potential risk for education staff, to stop the spread; people need to stay home, protect the NHS and save lives.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Since you started your petition the Government's guidance on who can access schools or educational settings has changed. The new guidance is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 29 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.