Petition
Mandate and Fund Air Conditioning (AC) in Schools and Nurseries
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Mandate and provide dedicated funding for all schools and nurseries to install air conditioning and climate-control systems, ensuring educational settings remain safe and operational during periods of extreme heat.
Rising temperatures and heatwaves are forcing schools and nurseries to close due to safety concerns. Inadequate infrastructure traps heat, creating dangerously high temperatures, putting children and staff at risk of heat exhaustion, disrupting learning, and forcing parents to take emergency leave. This is unsustainable. We urge the government to allocate funding for schools and nurseries to install adequate cooling systems, protecting and preserving our children’s health and education.
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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Require & Fund Air Conditioning in all early years settings
Require & Fund Air Conditioning in all early years settings
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 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jul 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.