Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Fund schools for the maintenance of machinery used for face shields.

Closed 86 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like the government to set aside funds to compensate schools that have been making Face Shields for NHS workers. The 3D printers and Laser Cutters used to make the shields have expensive parts that will need to be replaced or serviced.
It became very clear in the early days of the covid -19 outbreak that there was not going to be enough PPE to protect all health care workers. Schools in particular took up the challenge of making face shields with the equipment they had whether it was laser cutters or 3D printers. Now these machines will need to be serviced and with school budgets being so tight there is little funding available to get these machines up to the standard they were prior to the outbreak.

Timeline

21 Jul 2020 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jan 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 86
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 21 Jul 2020
Closed 21 Jan 2021

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