Petition · past parliament

Give Parents the Right to say no to returning to school during Corona Virus.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

With current proposals to relax certain measures re coronavirus restrictions in these uncertain times parwnts should be able to say no to children returning to school in June without prejudice and with no risk of fines due to the potental health risks concerned with emphasis on duty of care.
The coronavirus is still very much active and more clarity and guidance is needed on what parents are able to do during tgese difficult times to protect their children and in addition the wider community in the prevention of infection and the further spread of the virus.

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 this petition calling for the same action: 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

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jun 2020

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