Petition · past parliament

schools need to close especially special needs schools with vulnerable children.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

close schools and continue with online learning. coronavirus is spreading between children. special needs schools should especially be closed THEY ARE VULNERABLE. Nothing comes before the safety of our children.
children all over are get infected even vulnerable children and are being forced to go to school. Who will be responsible if something happens to our children their is no bigger risk of the virus spreading than sending children to school. If adults who know whats happening and can follow precautions are being told to work from home. WHY are our children in school.

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

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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Timeline

25 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
1 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Dec 2020

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