Newburyport: Newburyport Superior Court Judge Richard Welch transfers his robe to Nock Middle School student Sean Keeley on Thursday morning. The eighth-graders at the Newburyport school have been reading to "Kill a Mockingbird" in their language arts class and acted out the trial as they are learning about civil rights in their social studies class. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

120328BEAorder