Timmy warns parents. Again. And again.

Keystone Oaks had a problem with the indoor rifle range being so close to Myrtle Avenue School, so Mt. Lebanon was forced to move the rifle range to Public Works. Here in Mt. Lebanon, our School District encourages parents to keep their kids on sidewalks and safe walking routes and avoid shortcuts through private properties starting Wednesday, February 1 through March 31, 2018. Killing starts at 4 PM on undisclosed private properties (during after school activities) and 6 PM at posted public properties including the Golf Course.

You might want to consider avoid sled riding at the Golf Course to avoid a "teaching moment*" for your kids.

Here is the letter from our head "teaching moment" professional, Mt. Lebanon's overpaid superintendent, who will be receiving a 6% increase this July. I hope all private schools and neighboring school districts have also been notified since we have lower standards for high powered rifles in our community. And it is PA Courts Approved!

From: Dr. Timothy Steinhauer [mailto:noreply@mtlsd.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 1:28 PM
To: Mt. Lebanon School District Families
Subject: Updated Deer Management Information

Dear Mt. Lebanon School District Families,

In our ongoing effort to keep you apprised of local issues, I am sending you information that I received from the Mt. Lebanon Municipality concerning the upcoming cull beginning on February 1 through March 31 of 2018.  I have attached a letter from Assistant Municipal Manger Ian McMeans with details about the program and a link to more extensive information on the Municipal website at http://www.mtlebanon.org/2114/Deer-Management-Information. This same information is also being shared with all of our principals, teachers, and support staff. Please do not hesitate to contact the Mt. Lebanon Municipality or Mt. Lebanon Police Department should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Timothy J. Steinhauer, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools

Letter from Municipality 0118.pdf**

*White Buffalo's Jody Maddock, August 15, 2014, considers children witnessing a deer being killed as a teaching moment. See How about this teachable moment?

**Same absurd suggestion from our municipality as last year. See Shooting starts Feb. 1- March 31, 2017.

How about this teachable moment?

At Jody Maddock's recruiting meeting, someone asked about the impact of killing in front of children. Mr. Maddock said that we are at the top of the food chain and that if children see a dead deer during the archery season, it would be a "teaching moment." In talking with other members of the community, we find this offensive.

One Mt. Lebanon resident, taking Maddock's suggestion to the extreme, said that if we want teachable moments, why don't we just take our kids to Rockview, a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison ironically located in Benner Township so that they can witness an execution.

I placed another order of yard signs yesterday since the supply is dwindling. If you have a sign, thank you! Plant it in your yards, if you haven't already. When, not if, people ask you how to get one, you may give them my email address, EGillen476@aol.com.

Mt. Lebanon Commissioners will host archers in our golf course and public parks for five months starting September 19. Some Mt. Lebanon residents will be using their yards as killing fields. To avoid any confusion, these signs are available for your yards with a $5 donation.

Speaking of signs, remember this at the entrances to our parks?

Or this one at the golf course?

Mt. Lebanon will be posting new warning signs during the next five months. Private residents who are volunteering their properties to kill deer, will not.