Letter to the editor: Focus on the kids in Norwin

I have always been happy with my choice to move to the Norwin area, primarily for the school district. My older two have graduated, and I have one attending Norwin High School now.

Every candidate can make all the promises they think will get them elected, but the fact is, some things are beyond their control, or simply aren’t school board issues, but yet Facebook has become a forum to put candidates on the spot and insist they answer questions that often aren’t even school board issues.

We need bipartisan candidates who have our children’s best interests in mind. Sometimes the answers aren’t “Republican or Democrat.” This is one of those times. We need to get creative to do what’s best for the students. That is all I’m after, and hope that is what the rest of the community is after as well.

Pay attention to the candidates. Who is answering questions? How do they interact with the community? Are they refusing to answer questions or even show up? Anyone who knows me knows that I am a Republican, through and through, but it’s time to take the party out of it. Let’s focus on what’s best for the students, period.

Jennifer Kerrigan

North Huntingdon