Minimise school closures during elections by using alternative polling venues.

Councils should only close schools for polling where no reasonable alternative exists. Many schools already remain open using separate entrances or isolated polling areas, proving closures are not always necessary.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Decisions about where to place polling stations are for your local council. Decisions about whether to close a school due to it being used as a polling station are for individual headteachers.

You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

You could start a new petition about something the UK Government and Parliament are responsible for. For example, you could start a new petition asking the UK Government and Parliament to ban councils from using schools as polling stations, if that's something you'd like to happen.