The Kansas Legislature has this week off, so Rep. Tory Marie Arnberger is using her time to visit all of the schools in Great Bend.On Monday, she went to Great Bend High School, where she graduated in 2011.“I spoke to all of the government classes and we actually debated a bill,” she said.Students were given a copy of House Bill 2010, which prohibits electronic devices from being held in a hand or up to the ear while driving. That bill passed out of committee in February but was stricken from the calendar on Feb. 23.At GBHS, as in the House of Representatives, students argued the pros and cons of the proposed legislation. They agreed that using a phone while driving can be unsafe, but asked, “When do you stop regulating things?”“We voted at the very end,” Arnberger said.
CIVICS LESSON
Rep. Arnberger visits local schools