Rejected petition We are in delay phase, so why are the schools not shut down in the U.K.?

Reconsider decision on school closures until Covid-19 contamination phase has passed. We are in pandemic and the government do not deem it a threat to close schools even though other countries have done this and had success in slowing the process down and potentially saving lives.

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For the safety of our nation and those who are most vulnerable. What happened to the welfare? Why is the budget more important than the health and safety of your citizens? If you stop counting the money, you will not need to count the bodies.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300403

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Date submitted 12 March 2020
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