Iran Press/ America: Only one in four Americans think it is safe for public schools to reopen this fall as U.S. coronavirus cases climb, and four in 10 parents said they would likely keep their children home if classes resume, a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows.
The July 14-15 national online poll was conducted as the country’s 13,000 school districts grapple with how to safely resume instruction after closing in the spring as infections spread. The results suggest President Donald Trump’s demand to fully reopen schools is at odds with how most Americans feel.55% of American adults said that they thought schools were not safe in their community to bring students back. Another 19% were not sure. Only 26% of American adults said they thought it was safe to reopen schools.
The response was split along party lines: Half of Republicans said they thought schools were safe, compared with only one in 10 Democrats.
The US President Donald Trump recently has made reopening public schools a focus of his re-election campaign, in part to court suburban voters, especially women, who are increasingly unhappy with him.
The Republican president has said school districts must offer a full schedule of classes, and he threatened to cut funding from schools that do not follow through.
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