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Thousands sign petition for schools to close early for Christmas
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukpetition, titled 'Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas' has amassed almost 118.5k signatures, above the 100k needed to spark a debate in Parliament.
But the Department for Education has been quick to respond, stressing it 'remains a national priority to keep schools open full time and and avoid further disruption to education'.The government has already shot down the attempt of one education trust to close earlier than planned.
Focus Trust announced last month that all 15 of its schools - seven of which are in Greater Manchester - would close on December 11, instead of the original planned date of December 18.
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