布鲁克林教区将在2026年6月前关闭七所学校, The Diocese of Brooklyn will close seven schools by June 2026 due to declining enrollment and financial challenges.

布鲁克林教区将在2026年6月关闭皇后区和布鲁克林的7所天主教小学,原因是自2019年以来入学率急剧下降,以及持续的财政斗争,包括经营赤字和不断上涨的费用。 The Diocese of Brooklyn will close seven Catholic elementary schools in Queens and Brooklyn by June 2026 due to steep enrollment declines since 2019 and ongoing financial struggles, including operating deficits and rising costs. 学校——圣心、圣巴塞洛缪、托伦廷圣尼古拉斯、化身、圣托马斯传道士、圣伊丽莎白和我们的信任圣母——的招生率下降了21%至55%,使业务无法持续。 The schools—Sacred Heart, St. Bartholomew, St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Incarnation, St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Elizabeth, and Our Lady of Trust—saw enrollment drop 21% to 55%, making operations unsustainable. 所有活动将持续到学年结束为止。 All activities will continue through the end of the school year. 家庭和工作人员可在catholicschoolsbq.org/学校过渡中获得过渡支助和奖学金资源。 Families and staff can access transition support and scholarship resources at catholicschoolsbq.org/schooltransitions. Deacon Kevin McCormack将封锁称为痛苦但必要的封锁,重申教区致力于维持该地区的天主教教育。 Deacon Kevin McCormack called the closures painful but necessary, reaffirming the diocese’s commitment to sustaining Catholic education in the region.