They have a point

The you-know-what hit the fan today when Molly Born of the PG reported School tries to eliminate 'grinding' from Mt. Lebanon dances. I watched WTAE news this evening and recognized the reporter I saw this afternoon as I drove past the high school.  [Oh the irony of seeing a spelling error under Cissy Bowman's name at the 1:01 mark!]

The day of the homecoming dance Oct. 13, six students were cited for underage drinking, including a 16-year-old so intoxicated that a police officer had to carry her off the dance floor, said Lt. Aaron Lauth of the Mt. Lebanon Police Department.
Paramedics took the girl to St. Clair Hospital, then Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Lt. Lauth had no update on her condition.

But the kids have a point, as usual:

The principal's Friday morning announcement wrongly made the grinding issue of chief concern, according to some students.

"I was mad because I think it's stupid that they're focusing on how we dance rather than on the drug and alcohol issues," junior Paulee Manich said.

How many kids were busted the day before graduation last year and walked? If you look on the UJS portal, it took several days before all the kids' names showed up. The story goes that there were so many kids busted that citations had to be mailed days later. I believe school board directors Kubit and Remely were overheard at Commencement talking about the kids who were busted. Yet, those kids walked.

I think the Policy Committee has their work cut out for them. A dancing policy should be implemented and endorsed by Len Goodman. How about enforcing the Alcohol Policy, Tim? Oh yeah, and get rid of the 21 Club, Blaise.

Letter from HS Principal Regarding School Dances

Interestingly enough, the letter came out a week after the Homecoming Dance.

From: Mr. Brian R. McFeeley, Principal - Mt. Lebanon HS [mailto:noreply@mtlsd.net]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 8:50 AM
Subject: Message From Mt. Lebanon HS -- Letter from Principal Regarding School Dances

[Attachments to this email can be found by clicking on the links at the bottom]

Dear Parents/Guardians & Students

Attached is an important letter regarding expectations for student behavior at school dances. A summary of the information in this letter was announced to all students, by me, this morning during first period. I ask that you review this letter with your son or daughter. Additional information regarding procedure/expectation changes for future dances will be shared at a later date.

Sincerely,

Brian R. McFeeley
Principal

Attachment: http://ndrive.mtlsd.org/file/?khsro

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