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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Close schools till January 2021

Close all Schools in London we move to tier 3 on the 16th December our children's safety should come first there has been so many cases in schools the school my children go to there is 2 classes off due to positive cases and a handful of teachers in my Borough it is 2nd highest in cases

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I do not feel its safe for our children to be going into school remote learning would be better as there safe in there homes i live in a Borough that is 2nd highest in coronavirus outbreaks in cases children's health should come first so keep them schools closed its only 3 days till end of term we do not want anymore cases within schools and that will happen if u reopen them again the councils have said to shut them but the government has said you need to open or get sued I find it upsetting

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Most schools have now closed for Christmas.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549015

Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550846

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