Rejected petition Regular Covid-19 testing in schools for frontline staff.

Provide regular testing kits for staff to be tested on a weekly basis, similar to care homes.

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Schools and colleges are important to stay open to educate the youth and to prevent bigger gaps in learning.
This however doesn't hide the fact that frontline staff in schools are at a much higher risk. Most outbreaks are currently being seen in school settings.
We need to protect the youth of today and to prevent large outbreaks in the wider community especially through asymptomatic spreading. This may give parents more confidence in sending their children to school.

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You might like to sign the following petitions:

Give schools a supply of Covid testkits
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551742

Introduce weekly Covid-19 testing for school staff and students in England
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550053

Open Covid-19 test sites nationwide specifically for children/parents/teachers
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551444

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Date submitted 2 November 2020
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