32 Catholic schools in NY targeted for closure

NEW YORK

The list of "at-risk" schools released Tuesday, includes 15 schools in New York City and 17 schools in Westchester and upstate counties. All but one are elementary schools.

The Archdiocese says the schools, which contain 4,561 students, have seen a decline in enrollment of 34 percent over the past five years.

Under the plan, principals and pastors at the "at-risk" schools will be allowed to argue that their schools should continue receiving subsidies. Archbishop Timothy Dolan will then make a final decision in January, 2011.

In the last five years, the archdiocese has closed or merged nearly two dozen schools.

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LIST OF AT RISK SCHOOLS

Manhattan:

Saint Joseph of the Holy Family
All Saints
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Our Lady of Sorrows
Good Shepherd

Bronx:

Saint Augustine
Saint John Vianney
Saint Martin of Tours
Saint Dominic
Saint Anthony-Saint Frances
Saint Pius V Girls High School

Staten Island:

Saint Margaret Mary
Saint Sylvester
Saint Roch
Saint Mary

Westchester/Putnam:

SaintAnn,Ossining
Saint Anthony ofPadua,West Harrison
Christ the King,Yonkers
SaintBartholomew,Yonkers
Saint Mary, Yonkers
SaintJoseph,CrotonFalls
Saint Johnthe Evangelist, Mahopac
SacredHeartSchoolfor the Arts,Mount Vernon
Saints Peter andPaul,MountVernon
Holy Name of Jesus,Valhalla

UpperCounties (Dutchess,Ulster,Rockland, Sullivan,Orange):

SacredHeart,HighlandFalls
Saint ThomasofCanterbury,Cornwall-on-Hudson
SaintJoseph, NewWindsor
Saint Peter,Poughkeepsie
SaintJoseph, Middletown
Saint Joseph, Kingston
Saint Augustine,Highland

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