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Since you started your petition the House of Commons has returned, and rules allowing all Members to participate in proceedings virtually have fallen. The House of Commons has agreed that Members who are unable to attend Westminster for medical or public health reasons related to the pandemic can attend proceedings virtually.

If you want the Government to delay opening schools, you might like to sign some of the following petitions:

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

Reopen schools in August with shorter summer holidays for a transition period: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320459

Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319292

Delay opening of schools until Test Track and Trace for Covid 19 is working: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320891

Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308013

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/