Morning Consult Poll: 76 Percent Support Police on Campuses

More than three-quarters of Americans believe colleges and universities should call in police to protect students from violence and nearly half say pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campuses should be banned, a new poll showed.

The Morning Consult poll of 1,986 registered voters taken April 27-28 comes amid thousands of arrests after students protesting Israel’s war against Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip set up tent encampments on college campuses and seized administrative buildings.

The students want their schools to divest from companies that might be profiting from Israel’s war against Hamas. In many cases, Jewish students on campus were harrassed or prevented from attending classes, stoking a rise in antisemitism.

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