Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), along with superintendent of schools Dr. Anthony Vladu and school board member Robin Rice, visited Botetourt Elementary School Monday afternoon. Above, Hodges gives an impromptu civics lesson to Kathleen DeMet’s fourth grade Virginia Studies class. Students pictured include, from left, Jace Crowell, Allie Murphy, Celestia Altman (back facing) and Taylor Ward. Below, Vladu learns about patterns with students, from left, Aria Lee, Jameson Bain and Grayson Smith, in Amanda Gsell’s kindergarten class.

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