Boston-area Catholic high school in deep debt will close
Pope John XXIII High School Head of School Carl DiMaiti announced the closure in a letter to families on Thursday.
EVERETT, Mass. (AP) — A Roman Catholic school in the Boston area is closing after 53 years due to deep debt.
Pope John XXIII High School Head of School Carl DiMaiti announced the closure in a letter to families on Thursday.
DiMaiti said the Everett school is closing because International Residence Management, a Florida-based company it hired to recruit foreign students “failed to meet the obligations of its agreement with the school,” resulting in a $1.3 million shortfall.
The school needs more than $1 million to re-open in the fall.
DiMaiti first disclosed the financial shortfall in a letter to the school community in April, prompting a fundraising campaign. DiMaiti says that effort fell short and the money will be returned to donors.
The school last year had 352 students.
