Representative Brett Guthrie toured Highland Elementary School Tuesday morning, where he spoke to a group of fifth grade students about the Constitution and the creation of America’s government.
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GLASGOW — Brett Guthrie, who represents the Commonwealth’s 2nd congressional district, took time away from Washington D.C. to visit Glasgow’s Highland Elementary School on Tuesday.
The Congressman received a guided tour of the school building, where he interacted with students, teachers and other faculty members. Guthrie was extremely impressed with the care of the building, the creative outlets the elementary school students are offered and how well the students respond to learning.
“The tour was great,” the congressman said. “It’s amazing what is going on in this school, all the care that they put forth in Glasgow and even Barren County Schools, as well. These are just wonderful school systems and we are very blessed to have them.”
Following the tour, Guthrie took an opportunity to speak a group of fifth graders in the gymnasium. The students are currently learning the history of how the American government was created along with the Constitution, the three branches of government and what they represent.
The congressman has been speaking to Kentucky schools since his time in the state Senate, where he served the 32nd district from 2000-2008.
“They study things like no taxation without representation so I try to bring their representative to them,” Guthrie said. “The bottom line is that I want our young people to respect the Constitution, respect the government we have and, when they turn 18, I want them to participate by voting.”
Representative Brett Guthrie will return to Washington next week to convene with his Republican colleagues in Congress, where he says they will discuss their agenda for the year and what their agenda might look like if the Republicans can claim a majority in the House and Senate following the election on Nov. 8.
