Rejected petition Cancel the guidance of Face masking and covid testing in education.

No student in primary or secondary school must be forced to wear a mask. The government should issue cancel the "guidance on face masking in education" as it is being used to force to comply or drop out of school.

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The Government and Parliament should present valid scientific data (with transparency) before issuing the statements that claims that children and young adults in primary and secondary education present a risk of Covid asymptomatic transmission.

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You may wish to sign these petitions which call for similar actions

Remove recommendation that face coverings be used in classrooms: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/576845

Do not make it mandatory to wear a mask in the classroom: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/576843

Do not start mass testing in schools or require asymptomatic students to isolate: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563806

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Date submitted 3 March 2021
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