Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Give schools a supply of Covid testkits
Closed
115 signatures
What the petition asks
The government needs to supply enough Covid tests kits inside schools to allow them to send pupils and staff home with a test kit. They can then request replacement stock weekly.
Having test kits in schools stops the current situation of parents and carers trying for over a week just to get a test kit. In a lot of cases the child isn't actually ill but may have coughed a few times. In other cases whole bubbles are being sent home because a high percentage of children and staff are just waiting for tests. This means children and staff at at home unnecessarily. This is causing a lot of mental health issues for many children and their parents/carers.
Timeline
| 13 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
115
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
13 Oct 2020
Closed
13 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.