4 June 2024

Most Reverend Gustavo García-Siller:

With contrite hearts we pray that you will hear the requests of your flock. For ten years the Antonian community has been adversely affected by the lack of stability that comes from constant changes in senior administrators. Today’s release of Dr. Monica Ruiz-Mills will bring a 4th Principal to Antonian in as many years, and six in the last decade. Several appeals have been made to your Eminence to hold the interests of our children close to your heart. It is our prayer to the Blessed Mother that this one will be answered.

We pray for your intercession on behalf of our children and grant us two requests. The first is a town hall audience between your clerical designee and the superintendent with the parents of the entire Antonian community invited. Parents deserve to be heard and understand these tumultuous decisions and not have information filtered through informal channels.

The second request intends to resolve the true nature of the problems of the last decade. In conjunction with a third-party arbiter, we ask that an elected School Board be established and bestowed limited authorities from the Diocese to assist the school and diocese in providing stability and the best Catholic education for our children.

These requests are immediate and should coincide with full autonomy over the search committee for our next principal, be codified with a 501c3 status, dually administered with the Archdiocese of San Antonio, and independently elected by the current parents of students in good standing at Antonian College Preparatory High School.

Sincerely,

The Antonian Community