Rowan Elementary School teacher Rebecca Hester and students from the school’s PURPOSE program introduced the class gecko, Penelope, to Cranberry township supervisors Thursday. Submitted Photo

CRANBERRY TWP — A “tiny dragon” visited the township supervisors’ meeting Thursday evening.

Around 20 students from Rowan Elementary School’s PURPOSE program came to the meeting dressed in T-shirts that said “Tiny Dragon Keeper.” After leading the Pledge of Allegiance and singing a short, patriotic song, their teacher, Rebecca Hester explained the uniform.

“We have a tiny dragon in our classroom,” Hester said, “and we brought her with us today.”

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