Tough lessons for archdiocesan schools

 The hits just keep coming for archdiocesan schools here in Delaware County.

Yesterday it was bad news being delivered to parents at Our Lady of Charity in Brookhaven and St. Philomena in Lansdowne. Their parish schools are closing.

Today it looks like St. Kevin’s in Springfield might be in line for simiilar news.

A meeting has been called for tonight at the school. Parents fully expect the worst, that their beloved school will close its doors forever after 54 years of Catholic elementary education.

You can read the full story here.

And our editorial on the school closings here.

And even that might not be the end of it. There are rumblings that more closings could be in the works.

Like I said, the hits just keep coming.

Parents are considering a rally at St. Kevin's at the end of classes today before tonight’s meeting.

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And in the world of archdiocesan education in Delaware County, that news these days is not good.