Petition · past parliament
Make masks mandatory during class in the UK.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Make masks mandatory during class in secondary school. People are getting cases in different years and there are lots of ways to be in contact with them. Wearing masks during class period is the most effective way of not spreading it.
There has been a covid case in another year - 8. I am in year 11 and have my PPEs in less than two months including my whole year. This can affect whether we can go to sixth form. The school going on lockdown will affect our learning and preparation since we won’t have a proper learning environment. Many of us have higher risk family members or are higher risk ourselves.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.