The eighth-grade class prepared the questions for state Sen. Adam Hinds that were then vetted and chosen by the student civics leaders who represent each civics class.
Questions ranged from hate crime legislation, the First Amendment, the vaccination rollout, and getting back to a "new normal."
Principal Michael Henault said it was the changes made in 2018 to the state's history and social science curriculum framework that led to the virtual town hall with the senator. The core priority of the curriculum change was emphasizing and expanding civics education and supporting eighth-graders in a student-led civics project.
"Here at Reid, we value, and hope to inspire within our learning community, a lifelong commitment to informed and active participation in our democracy," he said in introducing the event.