This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Parliament should resume normal working before schools are opened.
The Government should not rush into opening schools. If anything, the Parliament should be opened as normal to show that covid 19 is under control and government is fully prepared to deal with a second surge in infections before the schools are opened, as our children are not Guinea pigs.
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The Government has taken many wrong decisions and was slow in its actions against the covid 19 pandemic. They weren’t prepared and guidelines were issued according to the supply of PPE. The government advisors clearly didn’t have a clue what they were dealing with and there have been many areas of negligence. Hence we have lost trust in the government and we would like them to lead by example, risking themselves before the general public. Hence the schools should remain closed for now.
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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
Halt the reopening of schools until the NEU's 5 tests are met: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321101
Delay the reopening of schools to September: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318206
Reopen schools in August with shorter summer holidays for a transition period: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320459
Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319292
Delay opening of schools until Test Track and Trace for Covid 19 is working: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320891
Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308013
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