St. Thomas the Apostle is the latest Catholic school in the city to announce plans to shutter.
St. Thomas the Apostle School, a Catholic school in San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood, will close at the end of the academic year, according to a letter signed by the school's pastor and principal.— did not cite specific reasons for shutting down the school, which was founded 75 years ago and teaches children in first through eighth grade."More information will follow in the coming weeks and months regarding our closure," Rev.
St. Thomas the Apostle has offered to help parents of children at the school find other Catholic schools to enroll in. One St. Thomas the Apostle parent, Celina Martin, told SFGATE this is the second Catholic school a child of hers has attended that's shut down in recent years, and she's not sure whether to keep her kids in Catholic school or enroll them in public school.
"While closing our school is not the outcome we had hoped for, I ask for you to join me in a commitment to finish this school year joyfully and hopefully," Spyrow wrote."Together, we can ensure that our community closes the legacy of STA with grace."
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