This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Allow parents to attend sports day / school events
Seriously consider lifting the ban on parents attending school events - support children at this time is critical considering the amount they’ve missed out on recently.
They need more support and normality
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Football stadiums and pubs are being supported but yet the children our next generation are being forgotten.
Pubs, stadiums and restaurants are all I closed but yet parents are being banned from standing in an open field providing support and encouragement to their children.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a decision for individual schools.
The Department for Education have confirmed that there is no legal bar on spectators attending, providing that legal limits on outdoor gatherings and groups are followed:
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.