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Preschool teacher Jasmeet Kaur, left, watches the reaction of her student Naomi when she discovers that her favorite character of the TV show PAW Patrol won the class vote for the room's favorite character of the show at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Jasmeet Kaur, left, watches the reaction of her student Naomi when she discovers that her favorite character of the TV show PAW Patrol won the class vote for the room's favorite character of the show at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool students examine the results on voting for the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool students examine the results on voting for the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, right, watches her students discuss the results on voting the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, right, watches her students discuss the results on voting the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool Executive Director Maria Isabel Ballivian, right, listens to her students on what characters of the TV show PAW Patrol they will vote for as their favorite character at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool Executive Director Maria Isabel Ballivian, right, listens to her students on what characters of the TV show PAW Patrol they will vote for as their favorite character at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, right, watches her students vote the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, right, watches her students vote the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, right, instructs to her students on how to vote the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, right, instructs to her students on how to vote the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool students placed colored stickers on the characters of the TV show PAW Patrol to vote which one was the most popular at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool students placed colored stickers on the characters of the TV show PAW Patrol to vote which one was the most popular at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, left, listens to her students on what characters of the TV show PAW Patrol they will vote for as their favorite character at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, left, listens to her students on what characters of the TV show PAW Patrol they will vote for as their favorite character at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, center, instructs to her students on how to vote the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, center, instructs to her students on how to vote the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, right, watches her students vote the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, right, watches her students vote the most popular character of the TV show PAW Patrol at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)