Most parents support mask mandates in schools but don't believe children should be required to get COVID-19 shots, a new poll finds.
The survey, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), that six in 10 parents agree that unvaccinated students and teacher s should wear face coverings in the classroom.
However, roughly the same share of mothers and fathers say they don't think school administrators should mandate vaccines.
It come as the country's largest teacher's union, the National Education Association, says it supports vaccine requirements for educators.
A new poll finds 63% of parents of children believe unvaccinated students and staff should be required to wear mask while 36% oppose. But 58% of mothers and fathers of 12-to-17-year-olds don't want schools to require children to get vaccinated while 42% support it
Parents who identify as Democrats were more likely to support mask and vaccine mandates Republicans were more likely to oppose it. Pictured: A kindergarten student attends class at the Resurrection Catholic School in Los Angels, February 2021
For the report, the team surveyed 1,259 parents and guardians of children under age 18 between July 15 and August 2.
They found that 63 percent of parents of children between ages five and 17 believe unvaccinated students and staff should be required to wear mask.
The remaining 36 percent said they did not think face coverings should be mandated.
There were large racial and ethnic disparities between parents' thoughts on masks.
About 83 of black parents and 76 percent of Hispanic parents support mask requirements compared to 54 percent of white parents.
Parents were also split along party-lines with 88 percent of Democrats saying their child's school should
