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Petition · past parliament

Keep school children back a year.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Keep the school children back a year at school, even with remote learning, they are missing out on too much.
Give the children this has affected a fair chance.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You might like to sign the following petition:

All pupils to repeat this current academic year.
All pupils to repeat this current academic year.

Timeline

19 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
1 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Feb 2021

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