Rejected petition Enforce face masks in secondary schools in all areas of England

This week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that face masks will be mandatory in schools, but only in certain areas of England. This needs to change to nationwide usage of face coverings in secondary schools.

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The UK Government obviously sees an advantage on face masks and should be acting with World Heath Organisation guidelines. Teachers and students need to be protected against COVID-19. The use of masks in all schools will help slow the impact of a potential second wave, later this year.

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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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/330227

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Date submitted 27 August 2020
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