NEW YORK – Twenty Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of New York, including nine in the Hudson Valley, will be unable to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese Office of the Superintendent of Schools announced Thursday.
Three other schools will merge.
The virus has had a devastating financial impact on Catholic school families and the greater Archdiocese, officials said.
Mass unemployment and continuing health concerns have resulted in families’ inability to pay their current tuition, and a significantly low rate of re-registration for the fall.
The church also said months of canceled public masses and fundraising for scholarships have seen a loss of parish contributions that traditionally help support the schools.
Among the schools archdiocese-wide to remain closed in the Hudson Valley are:
- Divine Mercy School in New Windsor
- Holy Family School in New Rochelle
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Pelham Manor
- Sacred Heart School in Suffern
- Anne School in Yonkers
- Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Shrub Oak
- St. Patrick School in Bedford
- St. Paul School in Yonkers
- St. Peter School in Poughkeepsie
The remaining 11 schools to stay shuttered are in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
St. John School in Goshen will welcome the school communities from Sacred Heart School in Monroe and St. Stephen-St. Edward School in Warwick.
The Office of the Superintendent of Schools will be working with the affected families to help them find neighboring Catholic schools for the fall.
