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The Government has said its advice on reopening schools applies to independent schools: www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-school-closures/guidance-for-schools-about-temporarily-closing

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/316404

Halt the reopening of schools until the NEU's 5 tests are met: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321101

Delay the reopening of schools to September: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318206

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/