The summer is winding down and back-to-school season is upon us. As our students head back, we’d like to remind you of some information to help keep them safe and healthy and to help you stay connected during the upcoming school year.
School Starting Dates
For your convenience, here is a list of first days of school in our district.
- Aug. 19 - Mt. Lebanon School District
- Aug. 20 - Upper St. Clair School District
- Aug. 20 - Young Scholars of Western PA
- Aug. 21 - Ave Maria Academy
- Aug. 21 - Keystone Oaks School District
- Aug. 25 - Mt. Lebanon Montessori Academy
- Aug. 25 - Seton LaSalle
- Sept. 2 - Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Crosswalk Safety
Our school districts rely on crossing guards to help keep our children safe. Many thanks to these critical public safety employees for their service to our community - they do a great job! These programs are frequently looking for crossing guards. For example, if you are interested, you can apply here to become a Mt. Lebanon crossing guard.
School Bus Safety
School buses transport many students throughout the 42nd District. In addition to the traditional yellow buses, please keep an eye out for non-traditional vehicles bearing a “school students” sign. Please remember to stop for any school bus with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended, unless it's on the other side of a divided highway. PennDOT has an excellent website with lots of back-to-school safety information.
Safe Walking
The Mt. Lebanon School District is a walking school district. Student safe walking awareness is reviewed annually with the assistance of the Mt. Lebanon Police Department (MLPD). In addition to reinforcing safe walking rules with students at the beginning of the school year, the MLPD has established Safe Walking Routes for each elementary school. Please review these routes with your child throughout the school year. Safe walking maps can be found here.
We hope you had an enjoyable summer, and we wish you, your children, and grandchildren much success as they head back to school! Thank you to all the teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and other staff that have already been hard at work preparing for the new school year.
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