Williams and Winters Give Students the Run Around

Mark Hebert has the story:

Louisville Teens Get Civics Lesson

A group of Louisville teenagers is getting lesson in civics, the hard way. They're finding plenty of roadblocks as they try to get lawmakers to pass a resolution recommending Kentucky schools provide the study of the Holocaust in their coursework.

The students from St. Francis of Assisi managed to get their resolution through the House but it's been stalled in the Senate Education Committee...

...But their teacher, Fred Whittaker, says the students ran into a brick wall when trying to lobby Senators David Williams and Ken Winters on the value of their bill. According to Whittaker, Williams wouldn't discuss it with them, referring the students to Winters, who is chairman of the Education Committee. Winters referred them to Williams, saying he's the one who makes decisions about which legislation passes, and which legislation doesn't, according to the teacher.

Winters subsequently indicated he would take up a committee substitute next week that included several other major events in world history.

You know... pleasant stuff.