Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Make masks mandatory for primary school students and teachers.
Closed
66 signatures
What the petition asks
Make masks mandatory for children and teachers whilst inside as well as for the carers when they pick up the children to help battle the rapid transmission of the virus. Furthermore enforce temperature checks and ensure children, carers and teachers are following hygiene protocols in schools.
Recently there has been a rise in COVID-19 cases, meaning that children in schools are more likely to catch the virus and pass it on to the vulnerable carers at home. Moreover free mixing with no masks will increase the likelihood of the virus being spread through the population rapidly, impacting our livelihood and delaying the possibility for our lives to return back to normal.
Timeline
| 8 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
66
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
8 Oct 2020
Closed
8 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.