This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Insist on the opening of schools to all pupils before pubs, restaurants, zoos
Our children are being failed by not going back to school, when there is minimal risk to children of catching or spreading Covid-19.
The damage to our children’s mental health and education is far greater.
Schools and Teachers should be focussing on solutions to allow teaching for all.
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Schools and the teachers have a duty to teach all of our children. Underprivileged children are suffering disproportionately, however many children will be going through huge amounts of turmoil whilst in lockdown. How can it be that the priority is to re open pubs and restaurants, which carry a far greater risk of spreading the disease, given that people from many different locations can visit pubs and restaurants, however the schools will only have the same children from the same families everyday.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Since you started your petition the Government have announced plans for the reopening of schools, as well as the businesses mentioned.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.