P-G: Mt. Lebanon student's arrest sparks court case over school authority

Mt. Lebanon High School senior Mitchell Klemencic missed his prom Tuesday night.

And he will miss graduation June 4.

He missed his senior reception last week and will miss the senior picnic next week.

All because he was cited -- but not yet convicted -- for possession of drug paraphernalia April 23 by Mt. Lebanon police in an off-campus, after school hours incident.

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• www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/mt-lebanon-arrest-sparks-court-case-over-school-authority-637271 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Trib: Judge: Mt. Lebanon senior with drug charges can't attend graduation

Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Judith L.A. Friedman denied a request Wednesday from a Mt. Lebanon High School senior that would have forced the district to allow him to participate in his graduation ceremony.

The district barred Mitchell Klemencic, 18, from prom and June commencement because police charged him in April with possession of drug paraphernalia.

"I don't necessarily agree, but there's not much I can do now," said Klemencic, who attended the hearing with his father.

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• www.triblive.com/news/1851610-74/district-klemencic-drug-alcohol-students-activities-charged-graduation-judge-june (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Relatives Watched Loved Ones In Mt. Lebanon Graduate On Live Video

More than a thousand miles separate Matthew and Elvira Casiere of Jupiter, Fla., from their granddaughter, but last week they were still able to watch as she received her diploma from Mt. Lebanon High School.

Thanks to a video streamed live over the school district's website, Ali Casiere's grandparents, who were unable to make the trip to Pittsburgh last week, could watch her graduation from their home computer.

They stayed in front of their computer for the 90-minute ceremony. "I think that's terrific that they are doing it," Mr. Casiere said. "I never would have gotten up there in time."

Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/10168/1066071-298.stm