Strong Parental Support for Balance, Not Bias, and Parental Involvement in K-12 Classrooms
— Published on June 11, 2024
- 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.
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