Petition · past parliament

Get Children Back to School

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Children of all ages need to be in school.

Vaccinate teachers. Implement testing in schools. Shield the vulnerable. Whatever it takes. Set out a road map for the return to normality.

This cannot go on any longer.
The impact of keeping children at home - on their education, their social wellbeing, their mental health, their very futures - is unconscionable and unacceptable.

Throughout history - across all nations and cultures, in spite of wars, pandemics and global crises – children are put first and the importance of protecting them is unquestioned.

To now be compromising our children's future in the 21st century – with all our scientific, social and technological advances and capabilities – is fundamentally wrong and will have deep and lasting repercussions for the next generation.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Feb 2021

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