Racial and Ethnic Differences in Parental Attitudes and Concerns About School Reopening During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, July 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Gilbert, Leah K. ; Strine, Tara W. ; Szucs, Leigh E. ; Crawford, Tamara N. ; Parks, Sharyn E. ; Barradas, Danielle T. ; Njai, Rashid ; Ko, Jean Y.
• Description:
  In light of the disproportionate risk of hospitalization and death attributable to coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among racial and ethnic minority groups, parental attitudes and concerns regarding school reopening were assessed by race and ethnicity using data from three online CARAVAN omnibus surveys conducted during July 8-12, 2020, by ENGINE Insights.* Survey participants included 858 parents who had children and adolescents in kindergarten through grade 12 (school-aged children) living in their household. Overall, 56.5% of parents strongly or somewhat agreed that school should reopen this fall, with some differences by race/ethnicity: compared with 62.3% of non-Hispanic White (White) parents, 46.0% of non-Hispanic Black or African American (Black) parents (p = 0.007) and 50.2% of Hispanic parents (p = 0.014) agreed that school should reopen this fall. Fewer White parents (62.5%) than Hispanic (79.5%, p = 0.026) and non-Hispanic parents of other racial/ethnic groups (66.9%, p = 0.041) were supportive of a mask mandate for students and staff members. Understanding parental attitudes and concerns is critical to informing communication and messaging around COVID-19 mitigation. Families' concerns also highlight the need for flexible education plans and equitable resource provision so that youth education is not compromised.
• Subjects:
  Attitude CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Ethnicity Female Humans Male Pandemics Parents Racial Groups Return To School

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(49):1848-1852
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33301437
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7737683
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  49
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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