In politically divided communities, principals report that schools themselves are becoming partisan battlegrounds.
or even to devoted right-wingers: “This is mainstream suburban moms — and a lot of these people aren’t Trump voters.”
Over the last four years, the survey results suggest that schools in purple or red communities had abandoned professional development on how to teach students “about the literature and history of people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.” In 2018, 60% of principals in conservative areas reported this training was available; in 2022, just 33% of principals said it was.
Principals said that LGBTQ+ students, especially in purple communities, are less likely to feel welcome in their schools. Four years ago, just 10% of principals in purple areas reported “hostile and demeaning remarks about LGBTQ+ students”; this year, 32% of principals reported this hostility — a higher rate than in either conservative or liberal communities.
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