Poll: Majority of Americans back U of Oklahoma frat's closure, students' expulsion over racist song

The latest research from YouGov shows that most Americans approve of how the University of Oklahoma has handled the SAE racism scandal. 59% say that it was the right decision to shut the SAE fraternity, while only 15% think it was the wrong decision. 57% also say that it was the right decision to expel two students who were prominently involved in the racist chanting that led to the shutting of the frat, while only 11% think that was the wrong decision. Support for the decision was high across all demographics, with 55% of white people and 48% of Republicans saying that it was right to expel the two students. Support for expulsion was lowest (45%) among under-30s. 

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