Petition · past parliament

Let key years in senior schools go back to school on 1st June.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Every adult around the country is having their opinion heard and it is being taking into account. Teenagers around the country want to go back to school, to learn properly and see our friends. We fully understand the impact of coronavirus and accept we will have changes put in place.
On the 1st June primary school children are able to go back to school, but what about all the students aged 11-18 who want to go back to school too? The students studying for external exams next year need to be in school working together with each other and our teachers. It is time for adults to realise that we are more than capable of making informed decisions. Adults are speaking for us but haven't taken the time to speak to us, to find out our opinion.

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:

Allow schools to re-open in England: Allow schools to re-open in England!

Prioritise Years 10 and 12 when re-opening schools after the COVID-19 Lockdown: Prioritise Years 10 and 12 when re-opening schools after the COVID-19 Lockdown

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jun 2020

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