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Petition · past parliament

Keep schools and colleges closed in the Uk until September

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Cancel the reopening of schools and colleges on June 1st in the Uk and postpone this until September
The government announced the schools would reopen starting with primary schools in June despite private schools remaining closed indefinitely until at least September and the deaths per day from Covid still being way too high

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 May 2020

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