Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Social Studies Department chair John Moffi received a call from the Miami-Dade Public Schools district looking for students who would be discussing the much-watched and highly anticipated presidential debate.
CBS4 reporter Ted Scouten visited the school to speak with the students in Neyda Borges’ journalism classroom. Borges’ students have been researching and following the updates and debates for the 2016 election since last year.
Due to the antagonistic nature of the campaign thus far, Scouten was eager to get the opinions of students on their perception of the candidates and issues. Scouten visited the school and interviewed students Carolina Espinal, Cesar Zafra, and Sarah Lemos. The interview and footage from class discussions were aired on October 10 and the following morning on CBS4 News.