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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Allow all year groups of all schools to go back now!

The education of children is of utmost importance. Children are far less affected by Coronavirus and they spread the disease far less than adults. We have to learn to live with this risk, just as we have learned to live with other risks in life. A vaccine may never come. Let's live our lives!

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Because I am stuck at home. I am Zoomed out! I miss my friends. I cannot get enough exercise. I cannot put my life on hold any longer! At the same time, students and families who need to shield themselves should be allowed to do so.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305525

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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