Petition
A Maximum Temperature for School to Close
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
There should be a national temperature threshold, such as 32 or 35°C, when school must close and switch to online learning instead.
Due to more and more frequent extreme heat, there's a need for a national requirement for school to close above a threshold, such as 35°C. It's proven that learning at extremely high temperatures are really distracting and very difficult due to heat exhaustion. In addition to that, walking home at peak temperatures is an extremely difficult and unsafe, as the high temperature could impact our health.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Legislate a statutory maximum temperature for classrooms and fund school cooling
Legislate a statutory maximum temperature for classrooms and fund school cooling
Legislate a statutory maximum temperature for classrooms and fund school cooling
Legislate a statutory maximum temperature for classrooms and fund school cooling
Timeline
| 24 Jun 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Jul 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 31 Aug 2026.