Allentown Diocese closing Catholic school. Announcement made days before end of school year.

Immaculate Conception Academy will close its doors at the end of the current school year, Pastor Father Adam Sedar said in an announcement Thursday from the Diocese of Allentown.

The parish school of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Douglassville has struggled with declining enrollment in recent years, creating financial strain on parish resources, according to a news release from the diocese.

Parents were informed about the closure in an emailed letter. The school in Berks County serves kindergarten through eighth grade…

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