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Petition · past parliament

All schools to be given Covid-19 tests to students sent home

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

To keep the schools open - schools are sending home a lot of children. We can't get tests - let us test children so we can keep as many as possible at school.
Covid testing needs to be prioritised towards keeping the schools open.

Why it was rejected

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

Guarantee timely, locally accessible Covid-19 tests for all symptomatic children

Timeline

10 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Oct 2020

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