From CBS 2
"The Diocese of Rockville Center[sic]will not be closing five grammar schools next fall.
Two of the schools are in Nassau County and three of the schools are in Suffolk County.
Nassau, they are St. Dominic Elementary School in Oyster Bay and St. Edward the Confessor School in Syosset.
In Suffolk, they are St. Isidore School in Riverhead, Our Lady of Mercy Regional School in Cutchogue, and Our Lady Queen of Apostles School in Center Moriches.
The’ve been removed from a watch list, at least for now, according to Diocese spokesman Sean Dolan.
“It’s dependent upon enrollment. It’s dependent upon adequate funding from the parishes and contributions from parishioners and fundraising and stuff,”
What is needed in the DRVC is a couple of small schools setup by lay people and run explicitly to teach the faith. This is a trend in Catholic elementary education and the Diocese has plenty of empty school buildings that the schools could reside.
"The Diocese of Rockville Center[sic]will not be closing five grammar schools next fall.
Two of the schools are in Nassau County and three of the schools are in Suffolk County.
Nassau, they are St. Dominic Elementary School in Oyster Bay and St. Edward the Confessor School in Syosset.
In Suffolk, they are St. Isidore School in Riverhead, Our Lady of Mercy Regional School in Cutchogue, and Our Lady Queen of Apostles School in Center Moriches.
The’ve been removed from a watch list, at least for now, according to Diocese spokesman Sean Dolan.
“It’s dependent upon enrollment. It’s dependent upon adequate funding from the parishes and contributions from parishioners and fundraising and stuff,”
What is needed in the DRVC is a couple of small schools setup by lay people and run explicitly to teach the faith. This is a trend in Catholic elementary education and the Diocese has plenty of empty school buildings that the schools could reside.