Petition · past parliament
schools in London should remain closed until the new academic year.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The schools should go back in the new academic year. We are putting our families and children at high risk for them to go back in June.
To protect the safety of the children and the staff especially the families that rely on public transport. we don’t know if other families are following the guidelines.Children can’t keep their distance in schools especially when it comes to play time and in the classroom. staff can not monitor every child. As schools in London are over crowded it is not going to be possible to keep children at a safe distance from each other. I believe this virus will peak again as it is too soon
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
Delay the reopening of schools to September: Delay the reopening of schools to September
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
Delay the reopening of schools to September: Delay the reopening of schools to September
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
| 4 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.