Most Parents Polled Want Full-Time, In-Person School To Resume This Fall

56% of 1,200 parents surveyed supported a return to full-time, in-person schooling,  compared to part-time instruction (37%) or remote learning (7%) options.

37% said they would prefer a hybrid program, where students attend in-person classes on a part-time basis and make up the rest with distance learning.

A small 7% of respondents supported continuing the full-time remote learning many schools turned to during the Covid-19 outbreak.

The overwhelming support for at least some in-person instruction may indicate the strain placed on American households during the pandemic, as many parents work from home and are left without childcare as children needed help to complete schoolwork.

Concern over the Covid-19 virus appears to be a major indicator of how parents feel about sending their children back to school, with respondents who say they are less bothered by the virus more likely to support schools reopening than parents who are worried about their children becoming infected.