Christian Kansas state lawmaker Mark Samsel (R) | YouTube/KSNT News
A Christian Kansas state lawmaker arrested Thursday after he used expletives, scuffled with a high school student and encouraged his class to kick the student “in the balls” while working as a substitute teacher defended his actions as a planned event to get the students' attention.
“Altercation is a strong word. There was no altercation. I’m sure there are one or two students that probably perceived it as one, but it was exactly as we planned it,” Mark Samsel, a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, told KSNT News Friday about his work in the Wellsville School District.