Parents, community, staff and students should be happy that the Greater Latrobe School District administration realized that “Wildcat Time” was not working with the intentions of which it was designed. Originally, it was designed for lunch and tutorial help as needed. Very few students used this time as intended, feeling it was “their” time.
Their time was lying/sleeping or eating on the floor, racing in the hallways, cuddling in the corner or being outside. Jon Mains (high school principal when it began) had good intentions to treat students as adults, but many did not act this way. The school board, Principal Ted Benning, Mains and Superintendent Mike Porembka should be commended for changing a plan that jeopardizes student safety and mental health.
Mark Gorinski
Mt. Pleasant
The writer is a retired Greater Latrobe School District teacher and past president of the Greater Latrobe Education Association.