In a maneuver reminiscent of the "jury switch" memorialized in Brian DePalma's 1987 film "The Untouchables," the Keystone Oaks School District and the Mt. Lebanon School District have announced a "high school switch." Beginning next Fall, faculty, staff and students currently occupying Mt. Lebanon High School on Cochran Road will relocate to the recently-renovated Keystone Oaks facility on Kelton Ave, and KO faculty, staff, and students will relocate to the current Mt. Lebanon High School. As part of the deal, the KO district has agreed to contribute $1.5 million per year to the upkeep of the Cochran Road facility.
Alan Silhol, president of the Mt. Lebanon School Board, and Marian Randazzo, president of the KO School Board, issued a joint statement praising the spirit of cooperation between the two communities and the "win-win" character of the deal. "This arrangement addresses students' needs and taxpayer concerns," according to the statement. "Mt. Lebanon parents and students get to use the first-rate facility that they've needed for years, and Keystone Oaks students get to go to school in the heart of one of the prime suburbs in the eastern U.S."
Joe Ravita, owner of Empire Music and a leader of Mt. Lebanon's Uptown shopping district, noted that the deal was likely to increase traffic on Washington Road, "and that can only be a good thing for local business owners."
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
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