Andrew Thacker was supposed to spend Thursday teaching his students about interest groups. Instead, he spent much of the day trying to help government class wrap their minds around what occurred at the U.S. Capitol one day prior.
âThis is a class that changes in real time,â Thacker said Thursday. âAt a momentâs notice, breaking news happens, and you just kind of have to throw out what you had planned and go with the moment.â
Roanoke Valley educators on Thursday sought to support their students and provide answers the day after an angry mob of President Donald Trumpâs supporters stormed the Capitol, causing members of Congress to evacuate and temporarily delaying the certification of electoral results.