Compensate University Students for lost social and academic development. · petition

What the petition asks

The government must debate the plight of over 2 million students across all universities who have continued to pay for accommodation and face to face learning, from 23 March 2020, whilst being encouraged to move home, adhere to lockdown rules and work in an Open University environment.

Please compensate students for the lost opportunity for a full education. Keeping libraries open to maintain an illusion of an 'open facility' but shutting lecture theatres, does not constitute a university education. With practical lessons cancelled and practical assessments replaced with essays, we have huge gaps in student's education. The effect on student mental health arising from the lockdown, unable to take part in societies, sport and social events, is yet unknown.

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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Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19: Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19

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Lower university tuition fees for students until online teaching ends: Lower university tuition fees for students until online teaching ends

Government subsidise this year's university tuition fees: Government subsidise this year's university tuition fees

Refund ALL University student tuition fees due to lack of quality in education: Refund ALL University student tuition fees due to lack of quality in education

Reduce student loan debts by the cost of all tuition fees paid during Covid-19: Reduce student loan debts by the cost of all tuition fees paid during Covid-19

Timeline

11 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
18 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee