Poll: 79% of parents support in-person school
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT – MARCH 10: Students arrive for the first day of in-person learning for five days per week at Stark Elementary School on March 10, 2021 in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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A recent poll showed the majority of parents across the U.S. want their kids back in school. The Gallup survey released on Thursday showed 79 percent of parents of K-12 grade students supported in-person learning.
BARTLETT, ILLINOIS – MAY 01: Seven-year-old Hamza Haqqani, a 2nd grade student at Al-Huda Academy, uses a computer to participate in an E-learning class with his teacher and classmates while at his home on May 01, 2020 in Bartlett, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The poll also broke down the numbers according to party affiliation as 94 percent of Republican parents favored in-person learning compared to 62 percent of Democrat parents.
As a mother of 5, I understand how important it is to reopen schools.
This should not be a Republican or Democrat issue.
This should be about our children’s future.
I will not stop fighting in the California Senate until EVERY child is back at their desk learning in-person!
— Senator Melissa Melendez (@senatormelendez) March 11, 2021
This came as a growing number of parents have pushed for a return to classroom learning, citing concerns over their children’s academic progress, psychological health and social development.
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