Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Keep schools open for children of key workers during weekends due to COVID-19
Closed
48 signatures
What the petition asks
Keep schools open for children of key workers during COVID-19 to allow the key workers to work and not have to worry about there children whilst they are battling COVID-19.
As they have the power to keep schools open for children of key workers. This would allow key workers to go to work over the weekends to fight COVID-19.
Timeline
| 29 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Nov 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
48
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
29 May 2020
Closed
29 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.