Keep schools closed till cases and deaths drop

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to the cases over 50,000 and deaths over 500 a day, re-opening schools is putting our family and friends at high risk, closing schools till cases and deaths have dropped (or vaccinations are being rolled out to students) will save so many lives.

We could lose a lot of young family members and friends by keeping schools open at this stage of the pandemic, losing anybody to Covid-19 is terrible but losing our future adults is heartbreaking and it it even worse for the parents of the children, parents should NOT be burying their children due to the lack of precautions taken by the government

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced that primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across England must move to remote provision from 5 January 2021, except for vulnerable children and the children of key workers.

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
5 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Jan 2021

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