House impeachment inquiry becomes teachable moment across US

Joseph Tucker watches as Makizah Cotton makes an argument in civics class at Chatham Central High School in Bear Creek, N.C., on Tuesday, v. 5, 2019. 10th-grers were debating wher President Trump should be impeached. 

House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine has become a teachable moment in classrooms around country as educators incorporate events in Washington into ir lesson plans.

y are using debate in Congress to teach students about Constitution and presidential power, provide history lessons about earlier impeachment cases and hold mock votes that mirror divisions in American politics.

In Aedrin Albright’s civics class at Chatham Central High School in rural rth Carolina, her 10th grers studied impeachment process last month. n Tuesday y voted, with majority opposing impeachment. school is based in Bear Creek, which voted 55 percent for Trump in 2016.

Experts say telling students ir views is a personal choice for teachers but should be weighed carefully. Albright didn’t reveal hers.