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Oct. 26, 2010 / 12:51 PM

Biden appearance kicked out of high school

Vice President Joe Biden asks guests to be seated during a Medal of Valor ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on September 22, 2010. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect others from harm. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Vice President Joe Biden asks guests to be seated during a Medal of Valor ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington on September 22, 2010. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect others from harm. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg | License Photo

RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A suburban Philadelphia school district has barred a candidate for Congress from holding a rally with Vice President Joe Biden in the high school gym.

Campaign aides for Bryan Lentz, now a Democratic state representative, told The Philadelphia Inquirer the Radnor school district had given final approval for Wednesday's rally. The campaign announced the rally Saturday, only to be told Monday it was off.

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Biden will now be appearing with Lentz at Sulpizio's Gym in Wayne.

"I think the Republicans on the school board arranged for the event to be killed," said Kevin McTigue, Lentz's campaign manager.

Lentz and Patrick Meehan are running for the congressional seat now held by Joe Sestak, who is running for the U.S. Senate.

Radnor School Superintendent Lisa Grobman said she thought it was inappropriate to have a partisan event on school property and also said the rally would be "disruptive." Hillary Clinton held a rally at the high school during her 2008 presidential campaign.

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