Submitted on Friday 10th April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 17th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Provide free internet access or data for disadvantaged students to learn online.
We would like government to address the digital divide and call upon telecommunication suppliers to provide free WIFI and data for students. Students who are disadvantaged are missing out on learning because they dont have data left. Let's provide them with free open-access to hotspots available.
In light of COVID-19 we have moved learning online. It is vital that learners have the ability to access the internet so they can learn from home. Teachers all over the UK are frustrated they are missing learners from the online space and are missing out due to lack of access to the internet or WIFI. Students who are disadvantaged are missing out on learning because they dont have data left. Let's provide them with free open-access to hotspots available.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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 some of these petitions:
Fund free broadband for vulnerable households during social distancing: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307371
Provide disadvantaged children with a connected laptop to access home learning: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/313177
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