Schools celebrate U.S. Constitution Day

State Sen. Tom Harman announced Monday that his office recently collected and distributed nearly 5,000 U.S. and state constitutions to local K-12 schools in honor of National U.S. Constitution Day, which was celebrated Monday.

Schools that receive federal dollars are mandated by the government to annually offer lessons about the U.S. Constitution during the week of Sept. 17.

Sept. 17 marks the day 220 years ago 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia and signed the Constitution.

“It is my belief that we must not only educate our youth, but also re-educate ourselves in order to put into historical perspective the true, original intent of the founding principles of our Constitution,” Harman said. “These principals have allowed the United States of America to realize and experience unrivaled freedom and prosperity.”

— Joseph Serna