Rejected petition Stop the possible re-opening of all schools on the 8th March 2021

The re-opening of schools is obviously a very rushed and uneducated decision that the government seem to think would be a good idea although this could help students mental health it is not worth risking thousands of lives and as exams are cancelled there is little to no point in doing this.

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I don’t claim to speak for everyone but I know me and the people around me feel this way and the fact that the government think this is even conceivable given the current situation surrounding the virus just demonstrates to the public how little they have actually researched into the facilities they propose to open as very little social distancing is actually able to take place given the size and quantity of pupils sent to them. So to avoid going in circles forever I propose that we wait.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you are concerned about the planned re-opening of schools in England on 8 March. However it is not clear when you do want schools to re-open, nor which criteria you would like the decision on when to re-open schools to be based on.

You may like to sign these petitions which call for related actions:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/573621
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572418
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572419
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/571980

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www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

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You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

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Date submitted 22 February 2021
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