A private Tacoma school that’s struggled to stay afloat in recent months due to financial troubles announced its doors were closing Aug. 29, leaving families scrambling to find alternative options days before school was supposed to begin.
Sound Christian Academy, formerly known as Tacoma Baptist Schools, announced in March that the school was on the precipice of a full shutdown due to an inability to cover its expenses. Through a community fundraising campaign, the school raised over $213,000 to keep doors open through March, The News Tribune reported. The interim head of school told a reporter that most of the donations were going to pay teachers and staff, with some of the remaining funds going toward essential bills like utilities.
Later communications to families suggested the school was going to pull through. The formerly Pre-K to 12th grade school decided to restrict enrollment to Pre-K through 8th graders, The News Tribune reported, and the school held a “back to school night” Aug. 28. The first day of school was supposed to be Wednesday, Sept. 3, parents Isaac and Taylar Miller told The News Tribune…