Petition · past parliament
Delay the reopening of schools until the threat to our children is lower.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Delay sending children back to school in accordance with the recommendation of SAGE. June 1st is too early to return. Advice shows that by delaying the return by two weeks reduces the risk to our children, and by delaying it until September is less risky.
The government are rushing the return to normality process and putting our children's lives and the lives of the staff in schools at risk.
The school term finishes in 6-8 weeks for summer holidays. It's safer to continue with remote learning for now and have the school's fully prepared for the return in September, whereby adjustments can be made to allow children, mainly those currently in Reception and Year 6 to prepare for the next stage of learning.
The school term finishes in 6-8 weeks for summer holidays. It's safer to continue with remote learning for now and have the school's fully prepared for the return in September, whereby adjustments can be made to allow children, mainly those currently in Reception and Year 6 to prepare for the next stage of learning.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 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.