Delegate Kullen Visits 13 School

Delegate Sue Kullen joins Calvert Elementary School students to discuss representative democracy.

As part of the "Legislators-Back-to-School" week celebrated during the fall of each school year, Delegate Sue Kullen visits schools throughout her district. By the winter holidays, she will have taught every 5th, 8th and High School level AP Government classes about representative democracy.

Delegate Kullen will have joined students of the following schools: Northern, Huntingtown, Calvert High Schools; Calvert, Northern, Plum Point and Windy Hill Middle Schools; Beach, Windy Hill, Huntingtown, Sunderland, Mt. Harmony, Plum Point and St. Leonard Elementary Schools. Additionally, Delegate Kullen made presentations to the Girl Scouts at Mutual Elementary School and students of the Calverton School.

The program, sponsored by National Conference of State Legislator's (NCSL), encourages legislators to visit their local classrooms to help students understand that their ideas count.

Each year more than 1,400 state lawmakers visit an estimated 320,000 students. Back to School week is designed to help students understand the legislative process of debate, negotiation and compromise and to help legislators gauge how students feel about issues. Legislators and students interact in informal discussions, participate in mock legislative sessions or simulated public hearings, and even draft bills together.

Read the entire story from the National Conference of State Legislators web site: State Legislators Go Back To School.

Delegate Sue Kullen is recognized by Plum Point Middle School for her visit and presentation on representative government.

NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislatures and staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories. It provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of the states in the American federal system.

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