Poll: Majority Say Students Should Have Say in School Safety Debate

A majority of Americans believe students should have a voice in the debate over gun control and school safety, according to a CBS News poll released Wednesday

The results:

• 62 percent said students should get involved, compared to 37 percent who think it's an issue better left to adults.
• 79 percent of Democrats said students should get involved.
• 62 percent of independents favored student involvement.
• 39 percent of Republicans said students should get involved.
• 57 percent parents said they supported students being involved in the debate.
• 65 percent of women approve of student involvement, compared to 58 percent of men who approve of students being involved.

The poll surveyed 1,223 adults by telephone from March 8 to March 11, with a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Thousands of students on Wednesday are staging walkouts to demand stricter gun laws, CNN reported.

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