Petition · past parliament

Regular Covid-19 testing in schools for frontline staff.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide regular testing kits for staff to be tested on a weekly basis, similar to care homes.
Schools and colleges are important to stay open to educate the youth and to prevent bigger gaps in learning.
This however doesn't hide the fact that frontline staff in schools are at a much higher risk. Most outbreaks are currently being seen in school settings.
We need to protect the youth of today and to prevent large outbreaks in the wider community especially through asymptomatic spreading. This may give parents more confidence in sending their children to school.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

2 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
9 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Dec 2020

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