SAVE SFA

Please do not close the school.

As a Catholic educator I trusted that my employer would "do the right thing". That was until Tom Carroll was given authority.

Save SFA! As a former staff member I know what a great school SFA is and how amazing the teachers are, this school needs to stay open!

Stay open

I support keeping this school open!

My daughter attended SFA since kindergarten an see loved the experience. SFA has been part of our community as is St Francis and we don’t want to loose it.

I grew up in Braintree and had many family and friends attend SFA school.

All my siblings and I went to St. Francis. Our mother was a substitute teacher and lunch mother. My childhood centered around the school and the community. I wouldn't be the person I am today without St. Francis. When I read that it might be closing, it reinforced that it was so much more than a building or an institution. It is part of the fabric of who I am. I wish that for future generations.

I hope one more signature helps. You are in my prayers.

As a proud parent of a 2019 SFA graduate I was deeply saddened by the announcement of the closing of the school. I know the commitment of those teachers, staff and principal Mr. Cote as they provided my son an excellent education both academically and personally. I don't believe that there was a disregard and neglect as I am sure they are suffering through this announcement as much as the parents and students. It is unfortunate that more non-SFA parents didn't realize what their children were missing by not attending SFA. This is more than just a school, it's a family and the relationships that were made there will last a lifetime. When you dropped off your child every morning, which I did for 10 years, you knew they were in a safe, trusting and great learning environment. (I could not have gotten the same feeling from our public school.) To me it wasn’t tuition, it was an investment in my son’s future. The thing I regret is that SFA could not get the message out to enough parents to get the enrollment up, but I am sure the uncertainty of next fall and the economy due to Covid-19 caused hesitation in many households. I want to thank Mr. Cote, Mrs. Daly, the teachers and rest of the staff at SFA for a great 10 years. I hope things work out.

We need Catholic schools. The children need them. The community needs them. Society needs them.

Matt 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." . . .in the aftermath of a global pandemic and national unrest due to the actions of one policeman and the inaction of three others at the scene, our children need the moral support, spiritual strength and loving community that only a Catholic school can provide. Turn to Our Blessed Mother Mary and your patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi, in prayer for their intercession. Our children are our future.

This school is my home❤️❤️

Janice Cameron-Calef, In support of Meghan Aiello, one of the best first role models and teachers I know.

Love the school! I went here! Bring it back!

Please we need Catholic training for the next generation in this crazy world. We need to keep SFA school in Braintree. God help us Amen

Please please please don't close!!!!!!

Please allow St Francis to remain open. The staff, families and community are the best. I had the privilege to begin my teaching career at this school and it holds some of my fondest memories!

In support of my amazing cousin, Meghan Aiello.

This is where I started my teaching career.