Petition · past parliament
No compulsory schooling until there is a vaccine. Offer optional attendance.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Expecting children to adhere to social distancing rules is unrealistic. Therefore sending them back to school is a risk to them, their families and close community. Partially open the schools for small amounts of pupils on an optional basis until there is a vaccine.
Fully opening schools will cause a surge in Social mobility, and cause many potential contamination opportunities.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.