This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition schools in London should remain closed until the new academic year.
The schools should go back in the new academic year. We are putting our families and children at high risk for them to go back in June.
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To protect the safety of the children and the staff especially the families that rely on public transport. we don’t know if other families are following the guidelines.Children can’t keep their distance in schools especially when it comes to play time and in the classroom. staff can not monitor every child. As schools in London are over crowded it is not going to be possible to keep children at a safe distance from each other. I believe this virus will peak again as it is too soon
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Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/316404
Delay the reopening of schools to September: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318206
Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319292
Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308013
No prosecution for parents that remove child from school during a pandemic: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300399
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