Over 70% of Americans favor, at a minimum, masking in K-12 public schools as a response to increasing cases of COVID-19 in their local community. Nearly 60%, however, also support the continuation of in-person instruction, “even if some students might get sick.”

The poll also finds strong support for the role of parents and state public health agencies in creating schools’ responses to COVID-19. Much smaller proportions of the public support the role of state legislatures and governors in crafting such policy.

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