Petition · past parliament

Open schools and universities

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Vaccinate teachers
Children’s mental and physical health

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you wish schools and universities to be open, however schools are already open for pupils of critical workers, so it's not clear whether this addresses your request or whether you would like schools to be opened to all pupils.

You may wish to sign these petitions which call for related actions:

'Keep schools open - Give us our right to full time education back' Keep schools open - Give us our right to full time education back

'Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination': Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

Timeline

8 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
15 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Feb 2021

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