Rejected petition: Protect children from unsafe classroom heat
Rejected on
Require schools and nurseries to close during extreme heat and introduce a legal maximum indoor temperature for classrooms and workplaces.
Many UK schools and nurseries lack air conditioning and become dangerously hot during heatwaves. As a teacher, I have witnessed the impact on children and staff, especially in early years where young children are more vulnerable to heat. The Government should require schools to close or make alternative arrangements when temperatures reach 27°C, and introduce a legal maximum indoor working temperature for schools.
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
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.