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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Close down SEN schools.

This national lockdown has closed all schools except SEN schools. These children are spreading the virus as much as primary/secondary schools and it is not safe for teaching staff to be in SEN schools. SEN schools should be only offering a space to keyworker and critically vulnerable children.

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This will help reduce infection rates. Stop the fast spread of covid in SEN schools as they need more 1-1 care. Staff and parents are getting very ill with the virus. Teachers union have gavered evidence.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/567579

During the current lockdown the Government has stated that colleges, primary (reception onwards) and secondary schools will remain open for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers only: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home#going-to-school-or-college

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