Petition · past parliament
Make the wearing of masks complusory in schools
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it mandatory for students to wear face coverings in the classroom as well as in communal spaces.
In classrooms across the UK many children are unable to maintain social distancing. Wearing a mask is compulsory in schools across the world and there is no good reason for it not to be in the UK. By reducing the transmission in this way , less children will have to self isolate and miss out on valuable learning time.
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
| 19 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Dec 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Dec 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.