Petition · past parliament
Put children back a school year at least / until a vaccine is found for Covid-19
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The risk of sending children back to school before a vaccine is found for Covid-19 is putting all families at risk.
They must not be used as guinea pigs in this Pandemic!
They must not be used as guinea pigs in this Pandemic!
PUT ALL CHILDREN BACK A SCHOOL YEAR!
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:
Repeat the current school year from Sept 2020: Repeat the current school year from Sept 2020
Require schools to allow children the option to retake their year next year: Require schools to allow children the option to retake their year next year
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/
Repeat the current school year from Sept 2020: Repeat the current school year from Sept 2020
Require schools to allow children the option to retake their year next year: Require schools to allow children the option to retake their year next year
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
| 18 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.