Petition · past parliament

Close All Schools Immediately to Prevent the Rapid Spread of Strep A Infections

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Close schools from Monday 12th December until January to provide a circuit breaker and reduce strep A cases and iGas deaths
Strep A cases are soaring, death rate increasing for both adults and children and there are reportedly insufficient stocks of antibiotics for children.

Why it was rejected

It was created under a fake or incomplete name.

Timeline

10 Dec 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Dec 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Dec 2022

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