L.A. Archdiocese offers summer school

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By ABC7

Monday, June 8, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif. "In speaking with Superintendent Cortines last week, I said that LAUSD students would be most welcome to attend school classes being offered at many of our Catholic secondary and elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles," said /*Cardinal Mahony*/ during a news conference at Our Lady of Loretta Elementary School.

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School administrators say no matter the students' religious background, private Catholic schools welcome all students interested in learning. The schools also offer many of the same classes provided by the /*LAUSD*/.

"Many of the schools do integrate some of the liturgical activities, prayer services, things like that," said Pat Livingston, Superintendent of Elementary Schools at /*Archdiocese of Los Angeles*/. "But I think you would mostly find the focus on academic skills because that's what the kids need to continue through the summer."

Dozens of Catholic schools around Southern California are participating in the program.

Tuition for a five-to-six week program ranges from $100 to $350 depending on the type of program. However, Cardinal Mahony says each of the schools involved in the program will work individually with parents who require financial assistance.

More than 200,000 students will be affected by the LAUSD's decision last month to cancel summer school this year.