More than 4 in 5 parents across Canada think K12 teachers and schools should provide students with facts, not interpretations, and provide advance notice of controversial lessons

Strong Parental Support for Balance, Not Bias, and Parental Involvement in K-12 Classrooms

• A new survey shows parents with kids in K-12 schools across Canada value balance over bias in classrooms and underscores the importance of parental involvement and consent.
• Eighty-six percent of parents believe teachers and curriculum in K-12 should focus on providing students with facts, and a learning environment within which students can openly explore facts.
• According to 76% of parents, students should be presented both sides of controversial issues, or they should be avoided entirely.
• Ninety-one percent of parents believe classroom material and discussions should always be age-appropriate.
• More than four in five (81%) parents with kids in K-12 schools believe that schools should provide advance notice of controversial topics being discussed in class or during formal school activities.
• Seven in 10 (70%) of parents believe that parents should have the right to remove their child from a specific lesson regarding a controversial issue, with no consequence to their child’s grade.