130 yr old SF Catholic school shuts down after $395 million sexual abuse settlement

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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/catholic-school-closing-sf-22327706.php


SF Catholic school suddenly shuts down after more than 130 years


A San Francisco Catholic school is abruptly shutting down after more than 130 years amid declining enrollment and a $395 million sexual abuse settlement.

The school, St. Brigid Academy, located in the city’s Pacific Heights neighborhood, is a K-8 school that was established in 1888. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, families were notified about the closure last week and students’ $20,950 tuition for the upcoming school year is expected to be refunded later this summer.



Peter Marlow, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, confirmed the closure to SFGATE and said it is “strictly related” to its enrollment woes, which have caused “financial and academic issues that negatively impacted the school’s operations.”

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The closure comes not long after the San Francisco Archdiocese agreed to pay nearly $400 million to more than 500 people who allege they were sexually abused by clergy members when they were children, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Some of the allegations date back seven decades, the news outlet reported.

[Stacey Grove]

1. Put it to good secular use.

Less religion is a plus.