Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Do not make it mandatory to wear a mask in the classroom
Closed
4,442 signatures
What the petition asks
To ensure that children and teachers can thrive in the school environment, we ask the government to not make it mandatory for pupils and staff to have to wear a face mask in classrooms.
Pupils and staff should retain the right to chose for themselves whether wearing a face mask is necessary.
Pupils and staff should retain the right to chose for themselves whether wearing a face mask is necessary.
By imposing the wearing of masks we could be in danger of psychologically damaging the current generation of children in schools.
We have already seen children returning home in distress as a result of the COVID measures that schools have been forced to implement.
2020/2021 has been traumatic enough for children, and given the low health risk to children posed by the school environment, we feel it is only right that the wearing of masks should be a personal choice.
We have already seen children returning home in distress as a result of the COVID measures that schools have been forced to implement.
2020/2021 has been traumatic enough for children, and given the low health risk to children posed by the school environment, we feel it is only right that the wearing of masks should be a personal choice.
Timeline
| 4 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Sep 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
4,442
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
4 Mar 2021
Closed
4 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.