Letter: Catholic School Closings

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Re "Archdiocese to Shut Down 24 Schools" (news article, Jan. 23):

As a retired New York City public-school teacher, I view with great alarm the Archdiocese of New York's decision to close so many schools and wonder what the effect will be not only on the dispossessed students but also on the city schools, to which they will gravitate.

The arrival of so many students new to the city system will further increase overcrowding, increase class size, strain school facilities and cause the city to hire more teachers.

Though I do not believe that public money should be used for private education purposes, perhaps the New York City Department of Education could offer some assistance in the form of low-cost loans, the sharing of some services like the superior purchasing power of the city or other cost-saving ideas.

Since the city already provides many services to parochial school students like transportation, special education services and home instruction, just to name a few, it would seem that further city assistance would benefit both the parochial and public-school students.

PAUL APFEL
Long Beach, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2013

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