<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1664812330075,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000162-07b3-de22-a173-2ffbab450000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1664812330075,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000162-07b3-de22-a173-2ffbab450000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_64566530", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1108832"} }); rn","_id":"00000183-9e87-d714-a783-9e9732020000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedThe pro-parent movement that became a national political battle after the recent defeat of former liberal Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s call to kick mothers and fathers out of schools has been overwhelmingly embraced by the nation, even liberals.
In an unusual survey about what goes on inside America’s schools, Rasmussen Reports said that 89% of voters believe that it is important for public schools to “fully inform parents” about what is being taught to their children in classrooms.
Republicans felt most passionately about keeping parents informed, with an unheard-of 97% calling it important. But Democrats also agreed with parental involvement, at 84%.
The survey, conducted with the Capitol Resource Institute, a parents’ rights organization, is the latest to show how the last two years of school board fights have affected the nation. What started as a clash over teaching critical race theory turned into a broader battle over parental involvement and decision-making during the Glenn Youngkin-McAuliffe gubernatorial campaign.
Near the end of that 2021 campaign, McAuliffe said in a debate that parents should not be determining what goes on in classrooms. He said, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” He also said that he was “not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decisions.”
The backlash reportedly helped Youngkin, a Republican businessman, win in the Democratic state and led to a national fight over schools and parents, leading to some talk of a Youngkin 2024 presidential or vice presidential bid. The issue of parents’ rights has been among Youngkin’s top issues as he’s ridden a wave of support in Virginia.
The survey also showed support for conservative leaders such as Youngkin who are pushing back on schools keeping parents in the dark about letting their children live a transgender lifestyle in school.
The Rasmussen survey found little support for reading material that promotes an LGBT lifestyle or includes sexually explicit passages.
Some 69% of voters believe books containing sex acts, including homosexual sex, should not be in public high school libraries, said the survey. It increases to 79% for middle schools and 85% for elementary schools.
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What’s more, most voters oppose teaching students about the gay lifestyle or being transgender.
And 77% oppose public schools teaching students how to use dating applications on social media.
