Mock Senate vote on the impeachment at Cataldo

Twenty-two students in Paul Dodroe's eighth-grade history classat Cataldo took the names of actual U.S. senators, caucused by party then voted on the president’s removal from office. Since the students were divided in similar proportions to the actual U.S. Senate, the kids’ vote acquitted the president.

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Wed., Feb. 5, 2020

Eighth-grader Daniel Harrington added a clip-on tie and perches reading glasses on his nose to play Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) during a mock impeachment trial in his class at Cataldo Catholic School in Spokane Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. The 22 students in the history class took the names of actual U.S. senators, caucused by party then voted on the president’s removal from office. Since the students were divided in similar proportions to the actual U.S. Senate, the kids’ vote acquitted the president.

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Eighth-grader Wyatt Lee, right, sits with his classmates and talks about portraying real-life senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) during a mock impeachment in his class at Cataldo Catholic School in Spokane Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Lee understood that Sinema is a Democrat elected in a historically Republican state. The 22 students in the history class took the names of actual U.S. senators, caucused by party then voted on the president’s removal from office. Since the students were divided in similar proportions to the actual U.S. Senate, the kids’ vote acquitted the president.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Eighth-grader Daniel Harrington perches reading glasses on his nose to play Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) during a mock impeachment in his class at Cataldo Catholic School in Spokane Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. The 22 students in the history class took the names of actual U.S. senators, caucused by party then voted on the president’s removal from office. Since the students were divided in similar proportions to the actual U.S. Senate, the kids’ vote acquitted the president. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Eighth-grader Marley Lalone, left, sits with her classmates and talks about portraying real-life senator Doug Jones, D-Ala., during a mock impeachment trial in a class at Cataldo Catholic School in Spokane on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Also pictured are Sara Robideaux, center, and Daniel Harrington, right. The 22 students in the history class took the names of actual U.S. senators, caucused by party, then voted on the president’s removal from office. Since the students were divided in similar proportions to the actual U.S. Senate, the students voted to acquit the president.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Eighth-grader Henry Sandberg, stands and portrays real-life U.S Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and places his vote during a mock impeachment trial in his class at Cataldo Catholic School in Spokane Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Although Sandberg’s Romney voted to acquit, the real Sen. Romney voted to convict the president. The 22 students in the history class took the names of actual U.S. senators, caucused by party then voted on the president’s removal from office. Since the students were divided in similar proportions to the actual U.S. Senate, the kids’ vote acquitted the president.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Eighth-grader Colm McFetridge, left, portrays real-life U.S Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) as he stands to state his case and vote during a mock impeachment trial in his class at Cataldo Catholic School in Spokane Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. At right are Marley Lalone, right, and Wyatt Lee, center. The 22 students in the history class took the names of actual U.S. senators, researched their stances, caucused by party then voted on the president’s removal from office. Since the students were divided in similar proportions to the actual U.S. Senate, the kids’ vote acquitted the president.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review