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Petition · past parliament

Close schools due to the outbreak of corona virus

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The schools should be closed.
The outbreak will further increase and the risk will be increased!
The government should close schools, universities and colleges because of the close bubbles that could be created. Corona virus cases could reach to 4,000 a day without the chance of it decreasing if education systems aren’t closed.

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 some of these petitions:

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

Require university campuses to close to stop the spread of COVID-19: Require university campuses to close to stop the spread of COVID-19

Timeline

31 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Nov 2020

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