Petition · past parliament

Children should go back to school during the summer holidays this year.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Children are missing their education because of the Coronavirus.
Therefore if the virus disappears in the summer, then school should be reopened and children should carry on learning.
Children need their education to grow their minds and get jobs in the future.
They are missing so much because of this virus.
Children need to socialize with their peers to keep healthy physically and mentally as well.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Open schools during the summer holidays

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

Timeline

4 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 May 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.