INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — Wednesday’s presidential inauguration was a real-life civics lesson for an 8th-grade social studies class at Sun Valley Middle School in Union County.
The students, some 400 miles away from the events at the nation’s capital, watched history from a distance as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office.
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“I want to be able to remember this clearly because someone is going to say, ‘Where were you in 2021 during COVID?’” said 8th-grade social studies teacher Katie Eddings.
>> In the video at the top of this page, Channel 9′s Anthony Kustura explains how educators used the ceremony to inspire the next generation of leaders.