Four in 10 parents of K-12 students are worried for their children’s safety at school, according to a new Gallup poll.
The poll was collected before the school shooting that took place in Minneapolis on Wednesday, and is part of a multi-year trend showing an uptick in parental concern for school safety.
Gallup has monitored parental concern in this area for nearly three decades since 1998. The latest figure of 41% is higher than the long-term average of 34% and “is consistent with readings from the past three years, ranging from 38% to 44%,” according to Gallup Senior Editor Lydia Saad.
