USA - Capitol Hill’s newest lobbyists: Page High students

By Jill Cecil Wiersma
Staff Writer
Page High School students are getting a unique chance today to lobby some state legislators about fluoride in the drinking water.
Chemistry teacher Larry Phillips asked Rep. Glen Casada, who is the father of a Page student, if he would be willing to hear a PowerPoint presentation the students created. Phillips asked students to research a scientific matter relevant to current issues. It’s a hot topic with legislators now, Phillips said. They may be creating legislation on whether to ban fluoride.
Casada has said he will bring Rep. Charles Sargent and Sen. Jack Johnson with him for his visit. Dr. Kenneth Robinson, the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, has said Tennesseans have nothing to worry about with community water fluoridation. Phillips said his students initially believed that was true - until they started checking other sources.
The students will give their presentation in the auditorium at 1:30 p.m.

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