Rejected petition Stop GCSEs and A-levels from being postponed because of COVID-19

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The Government has announced the closures of all schools and colleges to most students, but decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards and individual educational institutions, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government has said that the exam regulator, Ofqual, and exam boards will work with teachers to provide grades to students whose exams have been cancelled this summer: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-school-closures/guidance-for-schools-about-temporarily-closing

We have published a petition calling on the Government to stop schools being closed unnecessarily over fears of coronavirus, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301084

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

• Date submitted 15 March 2020
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