As the Delta variant surges, about 60% of adults feel both students and teachers should be required to wear face masks while in school as a response to the pandemic, and a majority support a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for teachers (59%) and students age 12 and older (55%).
But as with many issues, there is a wide partisan divide. Less than 4 in 10 Republicans favor mask requirements for students and teachers, compared with more than 8 in 10 Democrats. CONTINUED
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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