Poll finds sharp partisan divides over teaching LGBTQ issues: Republicans want more parental control of the curriculum, while Democrats are more likely to trust teachers
The poll also found that Republicans want parents to have much more control over curriculums, reflecting GOP suspicions that schools are teaching their children subjects that parents find objectionable; Democrats favor giving teachers more power over what is taught.by researchers at the University of Southern California that
“Americans overwhelmingly want high school to be a place where students learn about multiple sides of controversial topics, and they are free to access books touching on a variety of controversial content,” the report concluded.
Fewer than 4 in 10 people support assigned reading of books that discuss the experiences of gay and lesbian people in high school. Democrats were much more likely to favor teachers when it comes to influence of what is taught. Almost 30 percent of Democrats said teachers should have the most influence, double the rate of Republicans.
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