To: Greenbrook and John Baldwin Elementary School Parents/Guardians
From: Terry Koehne, SRVUSD Community Relations Director
RE: Mountain Lion Sighting Near Osage Park

At approximately 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, two members of the Town of Danville Maintenance Department reported seeing a 90-100 lb. mountain lion in the creek area behind Osage Park/Charlotte Wood Middle School. The Danville Police Department responded, and is treating the incident as a “confirmed” mountain lion sighting. The police searched the area, but could not locate the animal. There is a 6-foot high fence separating the creek and the school/park area.

Administrators from Charlotte Wood and the two neighboring elementary schools, Greenbrook and John Baldwin, were alerted of the incident, and immediately decided to bring students into the confined areas of campus during recess and P.E. and alert the staffs at each school about the issue. The police department is communicating with nearby residents.

Staff members from Greenbrook and John Baldwin are contacting all parents of students who either walked or rode their bikes to school today, offering to keep those students on campus until an adult arrives to pick them up.

There will be increased supervision at all three schools when students are released from school today. At Charlotte Wood specifically, there will be increased supervision along the creek area and around the outer rim of the campus, and students are being advised to stay clear of the creek area. The increased supervision and the student advisory are in effect at least through the end of the week.

For at least the remainder of the week, please encourage your children to take an alternate route to and from school if they typically walk or bike along or near the creek.

We will continue to communicate with you as necessary. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school office.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Terry Koehne, Community Relations Director
San Ramon Valley Unified School District