Almost one-third of parents say they don't know their child's school's COVID-19 safety plan.
At the same time, almost one-third of parents say they don't know their child's school's COVID-19 safety plan, and 60% say they'd like to know about the measures their school is taking to keep kids safe.
"I think we're at a breaking point and a lot of parents just can't afford to keep their kids at home. They don't have time. A lot of parents have to go to work. You can't work in a grocery store remotely," he said.Wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, elementary school student line up to enter school for the first day of classes in Richardson, Texas, Aug. 17, 2021.
Fifty-seven percent of parents said they would get their child vaccinated when the shot is authorized for their age. Meanwhile, 52% of parents with children 12 and over -- who made up roughly two-thirds of all those surveyed -- said their child had received the vaccine.Parents differed along racial lines: 94% of white parents surveyed said they would send their children to school in-person, compared to 83% of Hispanic and 82% of Black parents.
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