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Blessed Sacrament closes for good, holds final day of school Thursday
A local Catholic school that's been open since 1939 closed its doors for summer break for the very last time.
Students at Blessed Sacrament had their last day of school on Thursday, and mixed emotions could be seen from students, parents and staff.
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The Erie Catholic School System announced that they were shutting down this past February, citing what they called a 'continuous decline in enrollment.'
One parent said they are extremely frustrated, but they are hopeful about their case, which is currently being seen before the Vatican.
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'They've really paid a lot of attention to the decision. Within three weeks of sending us the information, they have looked at it well enough to know that they wanted to go further with it, extremely encouraging,' said Dorothy Sexauer, a Blessed Sacrament parent. 'We just had schools closed down in the Bronx in February, the same month we did, we had a school in Chicago the 31st of May, so this is an event of national importance.'
Sexauer said they are taking a group of students to Waldameer to kick off the summer and keep their minds off the situation.
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