This may be the straw that makes me vote Republican...if only to make sure nobody from this family ever makes another decision that impacts the children of our community.

This just may be the straw the democratic party here needs! retired police officer....honorable public service ...entrusted public servant.
I can support a former law enforcement officer trying to make a run for public office. This is the type of person who has heard it all. Seen it all....If anyone could possibly represent the average "Joe" this professional can.
I support this guy, I like what he is trying to do. I wish him the best.

No way will I vote for this guy. This family needs to focus on their kid & leave ours alone. I am glad that my teen is in Centennial & not CB East where teachers are allowed to tell the world negative things & then returns to work. What a poor example & he is married to her, so it will effect his votes.

Wow! This is like a page from People Magazine or The Nat'l Enquirier.....his qualifications are that he "thought long and hard abut his wife's situation"...hhhmmmm....and just because he is a retired cop does NOT make him qualified like being in military uniform does not (I am a military officer). This guy is a transparent joke! SERIOUSLY!??!!

Sounds like Mr. Munroe has the same low opinion of voters that his wife has of her students and coworkers. We know who you are, Mr. Munroe, and you don't represent us.

It's not hard to figure out his motives. He already gets a taxpayer funded retirement/disability check and she gets a taxpayer funded teachers check and they feel entitled to yet another taxpayer check? Talk about a triple dip into the endless pool of OUR money!!!!! All so he can be a 'stay-at-home-dad'! Where is his shame? No vote from me!!!!!!!!!!!

Really? Injured in the line of duty and you are fed up? Really.....Next time you have a problem dont call 911....call billy the exterminator...maybe he can solve your emergency. As far as his retirement...who are you to be fed up? you didnt respond to any persons emergency calls at say 3 am. did you? You never drew your weapon to defend an person or people who you didnt even know did you? You never got injured to the point of becoming disabled providing law enforcement services to the community did you??? Fed up taxpayer, you are pathetic! get back in your lazy boy and grab the remote...but if you call 911 a police officer is still going to come to your door to solve your problems, regardless of you callling disabled police officers "Shamefull" for getting a disability check.
Good luck Mr. Munroe, Thank you for your services to the public thus far. I see no shame in a disabled police officer, Unlike this jerk.

The qualifications for holding a political office is what? Being an attorney??? I think we have all seen the ends to their means. Attorneys do not a politician make. Politicians should be a person elected to office because he or she can serve the people's interests. Political office requires one thing folks....citizenship. Other than that, you vote for your guy and I will vote for mine.
Not qualified? According to who? Political office" training" is not supplied anywhere. Give the guy a chance.

Vote Munroe!

Poor impulse control and lack of respect towards her students by the wife. No thanks on the husband. Both were/are looking for the 15 minutes of fame. Agreed he
needs to stay at home and focus on his own family and
not try to affect mine!

15 minutes of fame? I believe the news media was called in by the administration at CBE. The administration called the news media and began the whole ordeal. Natalie munroe, the teacher did not back down and spoke her side of the story. Wouldnt you defend yourself if complete lies were given to the news media and you were made out to be something that you are not? Of course you would. looking for 15 minutes of fame??? I dont think so. Oh, and i believe she was given her job back and all her pay. Well a moron could figure out someone was in the wrong. Lets see,..The teacher is still a teacher and its all disappeared. Wonder why? Hmmmmm
I think this teacher has guts to sit and defend herself 8 months pregnant and completely uncomfortable. I also believe the school district wishes it never called in the media...It would seem they couldnt justify much of what they told the media. Good for her.
And lastly, I believe its a lack of respect towards teachers by students and parents. there is a reason we are falling behind in this country.

Oh, Dolores, Dolores, Dolores. How misinformed you are. Lies? She wrote what she wrote. That isn't an educator; it's an adult with extremely poor judgement. One marries for better or worse...unfortunately, Mr. Munroe now has to run with the "or worse" part attached to his campaign.

Oh, Mike, Mike, Mike...She wrote what she wrote is correct. she wrote about her problems with students and administration. However, she never names her school, town, state, or names of students. Now enter the school district, who names her to the press and begins the process. Now, lets use our heads...She was given all her pay. She was returned to her job and the school district has to eat crow.
Yeah, look into the true story. See why she is still at her job and teaching in the very same school and the very same subjects. Seems like the school district was informed they were going to be on the losing end of a lawsuit due to there actions if they terminated her. I personally applaud her for her stand on her issues with the school system today.
That teacher has my respect and guess what. A lot of us parents support her.
I dont know her husband nor have I heard anything about him except whats in the news. I think he has just as much right to run for office as anyone else would. I think his campaign should focus on the communities concerns, not your concerns with his wife.

And there is a union, so the school district was stuck. And I am glad she was named to the press! And back to the point, noone married to her needs to be running to represent me. No thanks.

Someone commented that Mr. Munroe is collecting disability for his injuries in the car crash while on duty. Is that accurate? If so, how is it possible to go door to door in the snow collocting petition signatures, and then to effectively serve in this position?

She got her job back due to loopholes. What she did was still unprofessional and stupid and wrong. When I was on Active Duty my secretary (read entitled govt employee with a major chip on her shoulder) decided she was going to play around with us and threaten to retire and not give any notice, because she was eligible and the rules said she was allowed go do this. I explained to her that just bc there was nothing legally stopping her from doing so didn't mean she should. Ofcourse she did exactly that. So, just because there was nothing "legally" wrong with what Monroe did and it is boiling down to "well the students were annoying" and " you made me punch you talked back to me" in an abusive relationship, it becomes Ok to be unprofessional because you don't like your students. So, the crazies looking for a platform to be crazier will vote for him bc that type loves to vote in symbols over qualifications. The rest of us know the deal. Obviously anyone can run for public office. That true. We just don't have to vote for them.

I like the idea that this guy was a cop and I thank him for his service to the community. You simply cannot deny that he has every right to run for office and if you want to make his wife a whipping post then you really have issues. Every politician has a political life and a home life. Leave this guys personal life out of the equasion. Evey person on this post only adresses his wife and if she was right, wrong or a hero for her actions.
Bottom line for me...she is still a teacher, the school still employs her, she still has her job and for whatever reason the school backed down and basically shut up.
I feel she was right for what she said. Kids today are completely disrespectful.

I don't believe any commenter has said Mr. Munroe has no right to run. He has every right. However, the only familiarity most of his potential voters has with him comes from his involvement in Mrs. Munroe's misguided blogs, and his public support of her. From this, the electorate will begin to form impressions of who he is and what he stands for.
I don't know what his politics are, other than his being a democrat. Between now and the elections we will learn more. However, to say that Mr. Munroe enters the elections without baggage would be ignorant of the facts.

I guess people need to know that as a cop I can say that this guy was injured on duty and was therefore on disability pay. If the injury is bad enough the police officer is either asked to retire or retires on his disability. Police officers who retire due to an injury on duty are paid basically early retirement.
for the people here accusing this man of taking your tax dollars? Get educated on where that money is coming from and stop being ignorant. That cop had a retirement from his pay and his township insurance.
Injured on duty doesnt mean you never leave your house again. Yeah, he walked in the snow and guess what...he probably still plays with his kids too. A cop injured on duty doesnt become a shut for the rest of his or her life.
respect our law enforcement officers, his injury was honorable and in the line of duty. If you cant respect that, dont bring it up or question it. You need to walk a beat before you judge us. I cant believe the disrespectful comments towards this guy being and disabled ex police officer. dial 911 and see who comes to your door. It sure as hell wont be your congressman.

The paper brought up that he is a retired cop. No one is taking that away from him. This all started bc a Dem up in one of the first comments said YAY we got a cop to be our straw. I come from a family of NYC cops, firemen and military and no one is denying his service only commenting on the typical reaction that being on uniform perhaps makes you more exciting and more eligible and a "shoe in" to elected office.

A shoe in? I dont know about that. I think he is a contender no doubt. As for his being disabled...who cares? I would like a honest politician i dont care if he is disabled. If he is then more power to him. A former police officer is really making alot of people nervous though. I like this guy I want to hear more about what his views are.

The article does not say if he is running as a Republican or Democrat.

If he is running as a Republican, why is he touting his attractions from Democrats?

If he is running as a Democrat, how is he different from O'Neill - who himself is a former teacher that is endorsed by the Teachers Union and endorsed by many unions like the AFL-CIO?

Either way, this sounds more like that family from Denver with their kid who was allegedly flying around in the balloon and who turned up "hiding" in their house. Once they get a taste of the limelight (good or bad), they miss it and want it back.

What? Ok, no. This is nothing like that family in denver who had a show deal. This is more like a man running for office in our town that is married to a teacher at the local high school.
As for why is he running. Why not? who said O'Neil owns the dems seat??? Anyone can run. You could too. I like to see new blood and see what they are going to fight for on our behalf. So, lets see.

And Sarah Larson is incorrect...The School district directly identified and further stated they took immediate action to suspend Mrs. Munroe. Multiple students and parents called the school. The school district made further inappropriate actions that they are aware of. She has her job back. I see who won that little war.

@Jordi. How can you call the 29th the Dems seat? A Republican has had it for over 10 years now. And not saying he doesn't have a right to run. This is America - go for it. I do know that he was a registered Republican in 2011. Did he recently change his registration just to run for office as a Democrat? If so, that smells kind of funny. If he is still a Republican, how is he different from O'Neill? O'Neill is one of the most liberal Republicans in the PA General Assembly.

The parents and students were the first to call the press...uncredible sources. The school district, the credible source, confirmed the name and event and the principal gave camera's permission to come into the school and Pricncipal also gave an on air interview to local news channel in his office.
The school district was the credible source that put her out there.

Have no interest if he is a Dem or GOP. His wife is an unprofessional, whiney hater and he is tainted by being married to her. So what if she didn't "break the law" she broke the public trust and that stinks. Let the ACLU rant and rave....there is the "Moral and Legal Highground" and while she didn't break the legal highground, she did the moral one....its just not appropriate or right....but we are SOOOOOO wrapped around "rights" we are losing track of what is "right" and what she did wasn't right.....and the ones out there who agreed with her that students had/have those issues whihc made what she did OK missed the point and they need their heads examined.....that was a terrible way to express it and she showed herself to be worse than her students could ever be. So because an annoying guy bothered the guy next to him at WAWA, is it OK to punch him out?? No, and the same applies here. Good Luck, Bernie O'Neill! A continued, professional Class Act with a terriffic, professional, engaging and lovely wife! Ignore the Circus this would turn out to be!

Ah, ok. Bernie O'neil has done very little for us. I dont see where he does anything except ride the middle ground. Keeping his job so he can keep a paycheck. O'Neil never stepped outside the box on anything. Out of mind and out of sight. O'neil has got to go - I vote Munroe.

James, that is EXACTLY the kind of opinion that has gotten our country into so much trouble. You don't know anything at all about Munroe's policies. You don't know how he will vote, what his agenda is, or who he is beholden to, but you have already decided to vote for him. How do you know that Mr. Munroe wouldn't make things worse? This is what happens when you vote for "Change" before finding out what kind of change you're getting.

If you decide to vote for Munroe, that's your right and I support you exercising it. But, PLEASE, take some time to study the candidates and their platforms before you pull that lever!

As far as this guys wife goes, I think the fact the shcool dist. did a complete about face says alot. I dont really care but I am sure she too is a terrific, professional, engaging and lovely wife also.
I think we should stick to the facts. I want to hear what this new guy is about. Bernie is a dead fish. I dont think very many folks are pleased with his performance. Bernie has been resting on his laurels for far too long. I want a more proactive person in that seat. Someone who is going to make things happen. Things that are important to us voters. Its too easy to think you have a seat that makes you money now dont make any waves and just go along with the flow of things and I will be ok. No. I want someone who hears the voters after the election. I AM TALKING TO YOU MR. O'NEIL. Once the vote is over you fall silent. We need a breath of fresh air.

You Cant call Munroe a Joke, you dont even know the man. You are blindly following your boy O'neil. Dont call anyone a joke unless you wish to let us take a look up your skirt so we can belittle you!
However that being said, O'neil has been a real joke once elected. No action, No action, No action. We get to hear his rhetoric only at election time and then quiet. I will be open minded at this election and listen to all who chose to run.

Matt you think i am blindly following "my Boy" but don't have any "boys". Your type is great at accusing others of exactly what you are doing and symbolism goes BOTH ways. Take a look at those who ARE voting for him and they have no clue about him. And James, I dearly hope you aren't getting personal about how my husband gets judged. He and I both serve and hold commissions so
that all have freedom of vote, speech and even to act
....well.... I'll just leave that one all alone.

And I'm signing off from this nonsense. Nothing makes Certain people Happier than fighting over this type of stuff. Fills empty time and empty minds. The rest of us truly have better things to do.

The world is slowly becoming Democratic. I love the fact he is a retied police officer. The fact Brian Munroe got injured on a crash at work, shows how he put his own life at risk for the protection and service of people he does not even know. I think he would make a great representative of the people. Husband, Father, Military Man, Police Officer. It is time for a change in the 29th!

Ellen Marie Cox, I have no clue what you are talking about. i never said anything about your husband and or you? You have a job, thats great. A commission, wow...great. I still have no clue what you are getting at. You and your husband were never brought into my conversation.
I on the other hand have fought for this country. I have no commision but I served. The fact you hold a commision is great.
However, I never said a thing about you or your husband. Please stop the war cry.

This guy is a joke; trust me I worked with him for years. His "injury" was the result of poor decision making; nothing else. His "injury" only became more severe when he didn't make Sergeant. He even made it known that if he didn't get the promotion that he will not be back to work. His Doctor told him he can have him out of work anytime he wants. He was a Police Officer only by name; a coward is a better way to describe him. A vote for him is a vote for his wife; she is the boss and will be the real decision maker. Only in America.