Petition · past parliament
I want the government not to reopen school as children will be at risk of COVID.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Schools shouldn’t be reopened as it poses a risk to children attending of contracting COVID. I strongly believe from the deaths occurred already in schools it will be hard for children to keep distance and from the lack of PPE this will put both children and staff at risk of catching this virus.
I want the government to focus more on the safety of the children in communities. This is mainly because in schools due to the stress already being presented around and from the lack of PPE children will be more at risk of contracting this virus. Therefore, as a parent myself I am hesitant towards sending my kids to school as I believe schools and communities in general are not prepared for another surge in the amount of cases coming up.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat: Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat
Stop opening nurseries until is safe to do so: Stop opening nurseries until is safe to do so.
Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available: Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available.
Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk: Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk
No prosecution for parents that remove child from school during a pandemic: No prosecution for parents that remove child from school during a pandemic.
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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat: Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat
Stop opening nurseries until is safe to do so: Stop opening nurseries until is safe to do so.
Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available: Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available.
Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk: Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk
No prosecution for parents that remove child from school during a pandemic: No prosecution for parents that remove child from school during a pandemic.
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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.