Stop talking about coronavirus in school. No more scaring the children!

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Me and many other parents are sick to death of our children coming out of school scared because of coronavirus. Schools should let them be children and stop filling their heads with fear. Please bring into force no more scaremongering in primary school.

You’re the only people that can bring this into force. I fully understand that children need to be aware of the situation but that should now be left to the parents. It’s got to the point where even Santa mentioned coronavirus on his visit to school. Children are only little for a short time so why should they start their lives with fear around them, surely this is just going to instil some sort of mental health or anxiety? Let them little!

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about how schools talk about students regarding COVID are a matter for individual schools, not the Government or Parliament. As a result it is not possible for the Government or Parliament to take the action you have requested.

Timeline

22 Dec 2021	Petition opened for signatures
23 Dec 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Dec 2021

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