The National Survey of Public School Parents, conducted online from April 22 to May 3, 2021, found that 73% of parents said they are comfortable with in-person learning for their child this fall. In addition, 85% of the 1,107 parents surveyed said they were highly satisfied with how their child’s school has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, and 81% of parents say their child’s school is providing in-person instruction, either solely (33%) or in a hybrid system (48%). However, many parents from minority backgrounds are not as enthused, and many Black and Brown parents are struggling with the decision of sending their children back into the classroom. The survey found that 59% of Black parents said they are comfortable with in-person learning for their child this fall. However, if the safety measures in the AFT’s reopening plan—layered mitigation, testing and vaccines—are in place, the comfort level jumps to 94% of parents, including 87 percent of Black parents. The survey also found that 69% of all parents polled said that they were fairly or very worried that their child might contract COVID-19 while back at school.