This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Making santising hands upon entry to a educational establishment mandatory
Make mandatory your handwashing advice to schools. In good conscience and without prejudice I cannot believe 600 plus teenagers entering a school will choose to do so. Our PM and his advisors have repeatedly stated it is the single most important action to delay the spread.
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My primary school has made handwashing on entry mandatory after discussing with local council. My secondary school however is academy school and they refuse to make handwashing on entry mandatory. While advised to Thier position remains same, when told to by relevant authorities they assure me they will.. other academies follow suit. Without handwashing on entry all previous time and resources spent become wasted.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
This decision is the responsibility of individual schools, not the Government or Parliament. In any case, the UK Government has announced that educational establishments will close from Friday 20 March until further notice.
You can read the statement here:
https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2020-03-18/debates/FCD4DEB2-86A8-4F95-8EB8-D0EF4C752D7D/EducationalSettings
You can watch the statement here:
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/b4bb9e13-abb9-43ef-ab22-ef917055fb1a?in=17:16:37
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
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