Don’t ask teachers to test pupils for COVID-19

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Gavin Williamson has announced this morning that mass testing in schools will be done by school staff. Teachers and school support staff have had an enormous amount of pressure to continue working or change their working methods at very short notice throughout 2020. Medical testing is not their job.

The Government needs to consider the safety of all teachers and school support staff. Additional work and responsibilities should not be placed with these staff who have their own families and cannot protect themselves from exposure to numerous households. The government is asking them to increase their risk of contracting COVID-19 as part of their daily work.

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 this petition calling for the same action: Do not start mass testing in schools or require asymptomatic students to isolate

Since you started your petition schools have been closed to most students. You can read the Prime Minister's announcement of new Covid-19 restrictions, including school closures, here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-address-to-the-nation-4-january-2021

Timeline

31 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Jan 2021

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