LOWER POTTSGROVE PA – Current and potential future voters at Pottsgrove High School are learning today (Monday, Oct. 10, 2016) what some of their older peers have known for years: politics occasionally can be disappointing.

Students at the school had been looking forward today for a visit from one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators, Republican Patrick Toomey, who is engaged in a tough election battle against Democrat candidate Katie McGinty. The visit was expected to be brief, only from 11 a.m. to noon, during which Toomey was slated to greet representatives from student government, walk through the cafeteria during lunch, and learn about a regular day at Pottsgrove High.

Alas, it’s not to be … or, at least, not this day but maybe another.

Principal Dr. Bill Ziegler, who met Toomey while in Washington DC for Principal of the Year ceremonies, sent a text message to local members of the press late Sunday night (Oct. 9), explaining the senator had to cancel. No explanation was offered. Ziegler promised to send another notice when the event is re-scheduled.

Both Toomey and his counterpart, Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey Jr., still have a standing invitation from Ziegler to spend even more time at Pottsgrove to participate in the “Shadow A Principal” program hosted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. It’s intended to help legislators understand the role of principals and to learn about the nation’s public schools.

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