Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Keep nurseries and schools closed until September!

I would like the government and parliament to actually listen to the many parents and general public on their views as to why they don’t want children back in education just yet.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

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

Stop opening nurseries until is safe to do so: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320957

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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