85% Say Parents Have the Right To Take Their Kids Out of a School Labeled "Persistently Dangerous"

Publication Date: 08/28/2025 2:17 PM CST

85% Say Parents Have the Right To Take Their Kids Out of a School Labeled "Persistently Dangerous"

Publication: 08/28/2025 2:17 PM CST

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An overwhelming 85% of Americans say that parents have the right to take their kids out of a school labeled "persistently dangerous" and place them in a different public school.
- Just 7% are opposed to the idea.
The question of who should define "persistently dangerous" is slightly more contentious, though voters side with states over the federal government by a 55% to 34% margin.
If a school is labeled "persistently dangerous", 47% of voters say it should be shut down, while 29% disagree.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen August 21, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.