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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Close all schools

Keep all school children safe close schools and allow children repeat the school year as they have missed so much from March 2020. In Northern Ireland it is approximately 20 weeks. That is not including time that has to be taken of due to self isolation. That’s almost a half of the teaching year

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Children are anxious and scared due to COVID. It is all they hear at min shops closed sports closed

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Since you started your petition the Government has announced that primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across England must move to remote provision from 5 January 2021, except for vulnerable children and the children of key workers.

You can read the Prime Minister's announcement of new Covid-19 restrictions, including school closures, here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-address-to-the-nation-4-january-2021

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