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Don't make wearing face masks compulsory in UK schools

Submitted on Thursday 27th August 2020

Rejected on Wednesday 9th September 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Don't make wearing face masks compulsory in UK schools

Petition Details

Wearing face masks have been made compulsory in shops, takeaways, public transport among other places such as museums and art galleries. Now, some people are suggesting that wearing face masks needs to be made compulsory in UK schools. This does not need to happen.

Additional Information

Multiple scientists and even the Government's own advisers, including the Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty, have said that children are more at risk from other diseases, such as the flu or measles, than from COVID-19.

At a time when case numbers and deaths caused by COVID-19 are going down, there is no reason why wearing face masks should be made compulsory in schools, especially at a time when the mental health of children and young people has never been more compromised.


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This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332497

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