西弗吉尼亚州最高法院走进怀俄明县高中 350多名学生现场旁听三起案件口头辩论
西弗吉尼亚州最高上诉法院10月20日把法庭搬进了高中校园。据州司法系统新闻稿，法院当天在怀俄明县克利尔福克的西区高中（Westside HighSchool）礼堂开庭，审理三起在审案件的口头辩论，来自怀俄明县和麦克道尔县的350多名高中生以及阿巴拉契亚法学院的学生现场旁听。
参与学校包括怀俄明县的西区高中、怀俄明东高中和怀俄明县职业与技术中心，以及麦克道尔县的两所高中。这是法院自1999年推出"LAWS"公民教育项目以来首次来到怀俄明县——这里正是现任首席大法官C·黑利·邦恩（C. HaleyBunn）的家乡。
邦恩表示，能把这一项目第一次带回家乡县、让学生近距离了解司法分支，意义格外不同，希望活动能激励学生将来投身法律或公共服务。州最高法院每年两次在全州各地学校举办此类活动，开庭前当地律师和司法人员会先走进课堂，为学生讲解上诉程序和案件背景。
West Virginia Supreme Court Sits at Wyoming County High School; 350 Students Watch Oral Arguments
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals held session at Westside High School in Clear Fork, Wyoming County, on October 20, hearing oral arguments in three cases before more than 350 high school students from Wyoming and McDowell counties and 10 students from the Appalachian School of Law, the court announced October 19. It was the court's first visit to Wyoming County under the LAWS civic education program, which has taken the court into schools since 1999.
Chief Justice C. Haley Bunn, a native of nearby Oceana, said bringing the court to students makes the justice system tangible for young West Virginians.
The court holds school sessions twice a year in different counties.
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