Petition · past parliament

Cancel the guidance of Face masking and covid testing in education.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

No student in primary or secondary school must be forced to wear a mask. The government should issue cancel the "guidance on face masking in education" as it is being used to force to comply or drop out of school.
The Government and Parliament should present valid scientific data (with transparency) before issuing the statements that claims that children and young adults in primary and secondary education present a risk of Covid asymptomatic transmission.

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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Timeline

3 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
8 Apr 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Apr 2021

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