Rejected petition Make the use of face masks in classrooms compulsory.

Educational settings are clearly super spreaders, so if teachers and students are asked to attend during the second lockdown, the use of facial protective covering should be made compulsory.

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You might like to sign one of these petitions:

Make wearing face masks mandatory in secondary schools and colleges.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/330227

Mandatory for children aged 11 and above to wear face masks whilst at school.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331826

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Date submitted 3 November 2020
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