Petition · past parliament
Allow Students to go home for Christmas
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Matt Handcock has “not ruled out banning students from returning home for the Christmas holidays”, allow students to spend Christmas with their families
If students are not allowed to return home for Christmas it will be hugely detrimental to their mental health, which will result in a huge spike in student suicide rates. While the spread of the virus must be controlled, to stop students, most of whom have never been away from home before, from seeing their families over the festive season would be cruel.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Do not force University Students to stay at Uni over Christmas.
Timeline
| 26 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.