This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Give Parents the Right to say no to returning to school during Corona Virus.
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With current proposals to relax certain measures re coronavirus restrictions in these uncertain times parwnts should be able to say no to children returning to school in June without prejudice and with no risk of fines due to the potental health risks concerned with emphasis on duty of care.
The coronavirus is still very much active and more clarity and guidance is needed on what parents are able to do during tgese difficult times to protect their children and in addition the wider community in the prevention of infection and the further spread of the virus.
Why was this petition rejected?
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: 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/We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.