As the principal of McKinley Avenue Elementary School, Marge Hoffman knew when to speak firmly, when to deal with a tough situation with empathy, and carried a lot of clout among the teachers and staff, but often in a gentle, fun way.
“I am what I am, like Popeye,” said the principal of 15 years, who recently exited the Stafford Township School District in typical Hoffman style, kind of quietly, during the summer months when much of the building was empty.
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