This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Open parliment and house of commons before opening schools
Government needs to practice what it preaches, children are getting sick. Putting even one child at risk while politicians hide in their homes is not leadership it's cowardice. Teachers/parents will tell you keeping children apart is a ridiculous task and this has not been thought through at all.
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Lead!! It's that simple, using our children as guinea pigs in a failed experiment is going to be the most unforgivable mistake you ever make. Go back to the house of commons, open parliment put yourselves at risk then open schools. You should lead and lead by example after all it's what we pay you to do. We are tired of you hiding behind the people you serve, walk out first into this war. Be a government who leads rather than risk our very future.
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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
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