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A Kansas House member who was arrested after videos began circulating online of him arguing with teenage students and pushing one of them while he was working as a substitute teacher entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to three counts of misdemeanor battery. Republican state Rep. Mark Samsel, who is free on bond, also was given three weeks to undergo a mental health evaluation. The next hearing was set for July 12. The charges against Samsel...

Incident stems from date Rep. Mark Samsel was serving as a substitute teacher in his hometown

Posted By: George Lawson May 17, 2021 @ 11:45 am Local News, News By the Associated Press: A Kansas House member has been charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery over his behavior toward students while working as a substitute teacher. The charges filed Monday against Republican state Rep. Mark Samsel, of Wellsville, arose from a student reporting an April 28th incident involving Samsel. He was arrested the next day on a possible battery charge and released on $1,000 bond. His first appearance in Franklin County...

Kansas legislative session recap: What happened, what didn't happen and why it matters Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star May 10—TOPEKA — Kansas Republican lawmakers went home last week having accomplished much of what they set out to do in January. Wielding the more conservative supermajority they won in the 2020 elections, they overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's vetoes to achieve long-sought victories on tax cuts and gun rights. They set up a vote next year on amending the state constitution to open the door for new limits on abortion. The GOP lost two big culture w...

Republican representative for Kansas Mark Samsel was arrested on charges of misdemeanour battery after a physical altercation with a student. (Screenshots from YouTube/KSNT News/Kansas City Star) Kansas state lawmaker and educator Mark Samsel was arrested on charges of misdemeanour battery after a physical altercation with a student during a homophobic rant. The Republican representative was working as a substitute teacher in Kansas‘ Wellsville School District when he was caught on a series of videos recorded by students. The Kansas City Star reported the students recorded videos of Samsel...