St. Raymond School for Girls has taught students in The Bronx since 1960, but this school year could be its last. The Church of St. Raymond asked the Archdiocese of New York for permission to close the school at the end of the 2026-27 school year, to the dismay of students and their families.
Community members joined parents and students outside of the school on Tuesday to protest the closure.
The Archdiocese says that St. Raymond is a parish school, meaning it was established and is run by its own parish. CBS New York reached out to St. Raymond Parish but did not hear back at the time of publication. Father James Cruz has lead St. Raymond since 2016…