Rejected petition: Mandate upper heat limit in schools
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There must be an upper heat limit in schools, when the inside temperature gets to 40°C or above schools must close.
Not only do students and staff struggle in high temperatures, but when indoor temperatures get above 40°C it can quickly become dangerous. People can suffer from heat stroke, collapse and are at higher risk of dehydration. There is already a lower limit on school temperatures, as historically this country would see it, but now it's getting common for extreme heat we also need to implement a upper heat limit.
Why was this petition rejected?
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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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Legislate a statutory maximum temperature for classrooms and fund school cooling
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/774023We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.