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Rejected petition Open parliament before opening schools and the rest of the UK lead by example

Leadership is about leading, what better way to lead the country Than by example
Our children and the rest of the country are not test subjects for the political and elite despite what there might think.

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Let the government show us how prepared there are to risk themselves before putting our children at risk first

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Since you started your petition the House of Commons has returned, and rules allowing all Members to participate in proceedings virtually have fallen. The House of Commons has agreed that Members who are unable to attend Westminster for medical or public health reasons related to the pandemic can attend proceedings virtually.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

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

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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