Submitted on Thursday 19th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 9th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Shorten the summer school holidays to allow UK children to finish primary school
Allow UK children, the Covid-19 generation, the opportunity to finish their primary education, with their friends and in school should the school closures have to continue for more than 12 weeks, by cutting short the unnecessarily long 6/7 week summer break.
The final year of primary school is an incredibly formative one, a time to mature socially and educationally in preparation for the scary prospect of secondary school. The Covid-19 pandemic will potentially rob these children of these essential last weeks. During this time businesses will also miss key workers, juggling childcare/home education and work. By shortening the summer break this would allow children to have some normality, create lasting memories and allow parents back to work too.
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