Poll: Most Americans back limits on school activism

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A majority of American voters favor guardrails on K-12 political activism during school hours and say students should remain focused on academics: poll.

A majority of American voters favor guardrails on K-12 political activism during school hours and say students should remain focused on academics,The poll, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights between March 2–5, 2026, surveyed 2,659 registered voters, including 1,177 Republicans, 1,270 Democrats and 773 Independents, of whom 330 do not lean toward either major party.

It is among the most comprehensive tracking polls in the country.The issue breaks along party lines. Among voters who supported former President Donald Trump, 71% favor clear limits on school activism, compared with 35% of voters who supported former Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Joe Biden. Among true independents, about 69% support some form of limits. Only 10% of all respondents support allowing full activism during school hours.Mike Noble, founder of Noble Predictive Insights, said the issue shows a clear consensus among voters. “This activism issue seems like one of those no-brainer issues,” Noble said. “Very few people support having no guardrails.”has begun tracking student walkouts and protests nationwide. The organization reports 307 protests or walkouts so far in 2026, compared with 46 in 2025. “By allowing these protests, school leaders are increasing the chance of harm befalling students and decreasing much-needed instructional time in the classroom,” Rhyen Staley, research director at Defending Education, said. “Administrators need to put an end to these acts of ‘civil disobedience’ before they lose complete control.”PA farmer who livestreamed goat's deadly at-home C-section charged with animal torture The owner of the Farm Show’s popular goat snuggling station is facing felony animal cruelty charges after he performed an at-home C-section on a goat who died.The coroner has released the names of a man and woman who died over the weekend in what appears to be a murder-suicide.Gettysburg borough has chosen a new mayor after Monday night's council meeting.A recently approved project could bring hundreds of miles of high tension power lines from West Virginia to Pennsylvania, cutting through Juniata, Mifflin, andA Baltimore man has been sentenced to five to 18 years in state prison after he was found guilty in 2024 of stealing more than $11,000 worth of electronics from

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