Rejected petition To Allow parents to go watch they children on sports day

We want the government to allow parents to go stand on a field and watch they children on sports day

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Because its OK that football fans can go watch football,, but parents cant stand in a field and watch they children do sports day and enjoy the day with them

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a decision for individual schools.

The Department for Education have confirmed that there is no legal bar on spectators attending, providing that legal limits on outdoor gatherings and groups are followed:

https://dfemedia.blog.gov.uk/2021/06/18/can-sports-days-go-ahead-and-will-i-be-able-to-attend-we-answer-your-questions/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 22 June 2021
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