Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats His Former Civics Teacher in County Election
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A Virginia teenager won a county election against his former civics teacher, with commenters generally expressing approval and admiration for the student's achievement.
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> “[Drew]’s the type of student that if teachers could have a little cloning machine in their classrooms to duplicate, he would be all over the place,” Mr. Bell said.”