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These results show that the level of acceptability of NPIs varies across a wide range. General etiquette practices such as covering one’s cough, washing hands, and keeping sick kids at home were highly acceptable to both parents and teachers. On the other end of the continuum, barrier methods such as use of masks and gloves were generally seen as unacceptable by both groups in the context of seasonal influenza. One interesting finding was that use of hand sanitizer was considered highly acceptable by both teachers and parents. This likely represents a change over the last few years as hand sanitizers have become more commonly utilized in home, work, and school settings.

Behavioral interventions that are generally perceived as more intrusive and/or different from typical day-to-day behavior, such as mask use,  will encounter more resistance from the population. Parents are not engaging in these practices, and teachers do not think it would be very feasible to get their colleagues or students to do so. Achieving community-wide use of these NPIs will likely require both extensive education and an actual pandemic or very real threat. It may also require substantial