More than half of Americans say it's more important to protect the health and safety of teachers and students by moving to remote learning than to keep schools open for in-person learning, a new Harris Poll finds.
More than half of Americans say that it's more important to protect the health and safety of teachers and students by moving to remote learning to avoid COVID exposure than to keep schools open for in-person learning, according to a new Harris Poll provided exclusively to Axios.How to handle in-person learning amid yet another surge of cases is again the subject of intense debate following the Chicago Teacher's Union refusal to return to in-person classes as Omicron cases surged.
Of more than 2,000 adults polled between Jan. 7–9, 56% of respondents said protecting the health and safety of teachers and students is more important. More than six in 10 Gen Z, millennial and Gen X respondents chose health and safety over in-person learning, as did 62% of parents with children younger than 18. Only 48% of boomers — or respondents 57 and older — said the same.
Respondents of color were also more likely to prioritize health and safety than white respondents, although a majority of all races and ethnicities did so.There's no doubt that 2020's in-person learning shutdowns were bad for kids, particularly those from lower-income households or families of color.
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