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Parents lose help on school closings

Molly McGoldrick, left, and Meghan O'Keefe, both age

Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile | Molly McGoldrick, left, and Meghan O'Keefe, both age 8 and from Merrick, hold their signs as they protest the closing of Catholic schools at the rally held outside St. Agnus Cathedral in Rockville Centre. (Jan. 21, 2012)

The Marianist brothers have ended efforts to help parents who are trying to keep open six Catholic grammar schools ordered closed by the Diocese of Rockville Centre, the regional head of the order said Wednesday.

The brothers, who run highly respected Chaminade High School in Mineola and other schools, had met with parents trying to save the schools, but now say the families should accept...

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