Our teachers are responsible for our children's welfare for the six or eight hours they are at school and we need to know without question that their safety will be paramount on the minds of teachers, faculty and volunteers.

Fitzpatrick who was an attorney at a firm active in county affairs was the candidate preferred by county Republican Party leaders. Philadelphia television station NBC 10 later reported that Fitzpatrick had conceded the election to Murphy. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district.

He is a member of the Republican Party. He was reelected to Congress in 2010 and 2012. Michael G.