Sadly, in the last three years, the school we loved so much no longer feels like a community. I think there is a vast divide between the principal and families, and that the school is now run more like a corporation than a Catholic School. You are afraid to speak up because when you do, you are either ignored or talked down to, and worst of all, your child is then treated differently for what their parents have said. We are told that with 113 districts trying to take back our school, we must stand together as a united front and show that we are a strong faith community. How can you try to sell that when you, who are part of the community, don’t feel that way? I think that important things that happen at the school are kept from us, or we are told at a much later date than we should, while anything minor is reprimanded, so to speak, in the principal's letter instantly. And I feel not. Only the parents think this stream, but the teachers do as well, creating a ripple effect that falls on our students, who then suffer the most. We need to return to a time when community, faith, and family were most important, and then Mr. Bruno's departure has left the academy feeling even colder. I’ve never had the pleasure of working with a more dedicated gentleman who loved and was passionate about the school, and who is the reason why I chose Saint Pat’s. Then he was just gone, no exclamation from anybody, no letter, nothing. He was there for 8 years, served as their director, and marketing handled everything for the school. He doesn’t even get a mention, yet a teacher who had several complaints decides to quit, and a letter goes out immediately about how she will be missed as a great teacher, but Mr. Bruno doesn’t even get a mention. The one person who generally cared for students and the school's well-being. He was the reason we stayed around for as long as we have, and now he’s gone, and things have just gotten worse. Things have just gotten worse. We need the archdiocese to step up and look into this and help fix the problem before it's too late, because we’re just gonna keep continuing to see students leave and the enrollment going down
