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Petition · past parliament

Shut down schools in the UK as cases have started to increase

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

To notify every school in the UK to shut down as cases have started to go up by 4,000, and some of these have occurred in certain schools.

Why it was rejected

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

Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases

Timeline

4 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
28 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Oct 2020

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