Petition · past parliament

Schools to remain Closed until proven its safe for the children to return!

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

I want them to think about the health and safety of the children first rather than their economical worries! Opening schools will put everyone at risk! There is no cure for the virus yet!!! Please don’t be selfish and don’t target children!
I want them to open schools when it’s safe for the children to do so, they should have all the children tested and the teachers tested for the virus before they go ahead and open schools.

I understand the economic dilemma and predicament the whole government is in, but right now the HUMAN LIFE matters more! Please people are dying daily ... opening schools could take the UK into 2nd tsunami of COVID-19 death increase-

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/

Timeline

3 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jun 2020

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