Petition · past parliament
Give parents a choice to keep children home during COVID pandemic.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government should not enforce pupils to go to schools because the parents and pupils might feel anxious or even scared to go to school. This should be a decision that parents take when they feel it's safe for their children to go to school.
Given the lack of testing, PPE and vaccination, some parents and pupils might not feel safe that the pupils go to school. This decision should not be enforced on the parents and children by the government. Similar to work advice "you should work from home if you can and go to work if you must", the parents should have the option "keep your children home schooled if you can and send them to school if you must".
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.