Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 12, 2012 / 08:09 am
Philadelphia Catholic schools will have a chance to appeal recently-announced closing and merging decisions, the archdiocese said on Jan. 10.
“Sometimes commissions, when they study issues, make mistakes, and it may be that our analysis of the situation can be corrected,” Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said during the Jan. 6 press conference on the changes planned for nearly 50 schools.
“So if there are issues of fact that people can bring forward, and they want to make sure that I know that, I'll be happy to hear their concerns,” the archbishop said in response to a question about the appeal process.
On Tuesday, the archdiocese announced details of the review process for school administrators who want officials to reconsider a recommendation by the Blue Ribbon Commission.