Should the voting age be reduced from 18 years old to 10 years old in Scotland?
On Friday afternoon we held a live debate in our classroom. Primary 6/7, Mrs McIntyre and Mrs Woodward came to watch us. The chairs were laid out like the Scottish Parliament. The Presiding Officer was Caeley. She sat at the front and all the chairs faced her. The Presiding Officer was in charge and handed out the voting sheets. Six MSPs spoke, there was a question and answer session and then everyone had to vote. Yes had 35 votes and No had 8 votes.
The bill was therefore passed. We were so good, at the end, Mrs Woodward gave us a five minute extra playtime for behaviour treat.
What do you think? Should the voting age be reduced from 18 years old to 10 years old in Scotland?
By Robert and Logan
I think that this is a great way to share your learning P6, well done.
This was a great debate! Thank you for inviting myself and P6/7 as your audience! It helped us write our discursive essays last week.