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Impeachment Inquiry Becomes A Lesson Plan For High School Government Teachers

How are high school students learning about impeachment as the politics play out in Washington?
How are high schools teaching their students about impeachment? (Feliphe Schiarolli/Unsplash)

While the impeachment inquiry plays out in Washington, the political drama is also fodder for the classroom.

High school civics and government teachers across the country are now wrestling with the material that the impeachment provides. Many must tread carefully around hot-button political issues, while walking their students through America's founding documents.

John Speicher in Oklahoma City is one of those teachers. The history and government instructor at Putnam City High School says he wants to impart the facts on his high

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