Schools welcoming families affected by closings
By: WROC-TV
Updated: January 18, 2008
(ROCHESTER) - Both Catholic and public schools are reaching out to families that will be displaced by the closing of 13 Catholic schools in Monroe County.Aquinas Institute says it will open up a junior high school starting next school year. It will have an open house on February 10th for interested families.
Nazareth Academy said in a release that it's prepared to open its doors to as many students as possible. It's offering two open houses; at the elementary school on Raines Park, and the middle school on Lake Avenue. Both open houses are scheduled for February 7th and 12th: 6 p.m. at the elementary school and 7 p.m. at the middle school.
Mercy High School may add a sixth grade. Bishop Kearney said it will open a 7th and 8th grade. Right now, it's 9-12.
Rochester City Schools are also expecting to take on many of the children displaced. In a statement released Friday afternoon, Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard said that "it's not a matter of 'our students' and 'their students,' but rather a commitment to providing a nurturing environment... and a quality education for all of our city's children."
