Keep schools closed until September- except key workers and vulnerable children.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Schools should not open until we have a better scientific understanding and control over Covid-19. We need more testing and data tracking. Schools should only open in areas where we know the virus is at a manageable level. Schools need more time to better prepare and establish safe guidance.

There is no evidence that children do not transmit Covid-19. We know that children can transmit the virus by coming into contact with infected materials. It is highly likely that opening schools will infect children, their families, staff and staff's families. Keeping schools closed will allow scientists time to develop a treatment and/or vaccine and for more testing, so that we know where the virus is. People will certainly die if schools open too soon, it is only a question of how many.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Delay the reopening of schools to September

Timeline

14 May 2020	Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 May 2020

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