re: School in gretna bans weaves

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I have thought about it, and my kids went through catholic school, as did I. I have seen the changes occurring and the religion is a watered down version of what we had, and what our parents had. The changes are being made( slowly) as we are witnessing many catholic schools converting to non religious charter schools. Lots of literature out there about this.

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And part of the reason for this is because of the many lawsuits that have either took a lot of money away from diocese or caused them to file bankruptcy.

I am not sure if this has happened around the country, but it seems to have started years ago with smaller church diocese (churches in smaller towns) merging with the church closes to them.

My nephew goes to a Catholic school. The number of students have dropped a good bit over the past several years. This is a school that has been around since.. I think the 1930s.. And some people are saying they wouldn't be surprised if it closes within the next 10 years. I can see why some Catholic schools would convert to non religious charter schools.. It is a matter of survival.

In areas like New Orleans, Catholic schools in which many of the students are from wealthier families are not being affected, because they have the money. It cost more to go there, they get more in donations, etc.

There was a time when the nuns taught at most Catholic schools, many schools have 0 nuns. And in reality, there are areas in which half of the student body of smaller Catholic schools are made up of people who either want to avoid taking the exit exam or people who don't want their kids to be around black kids.

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And DixieChick is as crazy as Yoga Girl

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She really isn't saying anything that is far fetched.

Sorry, I was slammed. Was trying to get the best angle pic of my a-hole to post and then condemn others who Ive emailed such for reposting.

CTK is a shitty school anyway. I have family who went there. One posts here. He’s a dumbass.

You know who you are.

Similar rules where I live with public school. Long Beach, MS. Parents and students read the rules every summer and must sign.

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The Old Holy Rosary ?
The only one I knew about is on Esplanade... It became Holy Rosary High School..

Never mind 8 beat me to it on the previous page..

Carry on..

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And at Redemptorist in BR??


A Franciscan school called Cristo Rey is now operating there.

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So DixieChick still can’t prove her point. She’s been wrong about everything that she’s posted.

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Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School is a Catholic learning community that educates young people of limited economic means to become men and women of faith, purpose and service. Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, integrated with a relevant work study experience, students graduate ready to succeed in college and in life.

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Theres been a few catholic school closures with new charter schools taking over the leftover buildings. Mostly closures due to drop off in enrollment. That isnt the same as parochial schools converting themselves into non-religious schools. Cost of catholic school isnt cheap. For a family with 2-3 kids, catholic elementary school costs as much as most mortgage payments. When quality charter schools that students had to test in for admission became a viable option, a lot of former catholic school parents took advantage to save $5000-6000 tuition (per kid). Resulting in drop off in enrollment at many parochial schools, which forced some to eventually close.