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Bell’s Elkton tour teaches how laws pass in Virginia
Delegate Rob Bell led fifth graders at Elkton Elementary and River Bend Elementary through a mock legislative process. Students elected a Speaker, debated bills, formed a committee, and crafted a lunch compromise called pacos. Bell tied lessons to vetoes, courts, and Jefferson to show how government works.
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