Catholic schools in Massachusetts face wave of closures

BOSTON (AP) — Catholic church officials say nearly a dozen Catholic schools have closed in Massachusetts this year and more could shutter as the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic mounts.

The Boston Herald reports among the recently announced closures are schools in Chelsea, Boston, Braintree, Holbrook, Lowell, Kingston, Marlborough, Methuen, Weymouth, Winchester, have permanently closed.

Thomas Carroll, school superintendent for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, tells the newspaper that it's already the largest number of closures the region has seen in almost 50 years.

He said Catholic schools nationwide have been dealing with declining enrollment and financial challenges for years, but it's been exacerbated by the pandemic.

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