Dear Families,
St. Peter's School, along with Diocesan Schools of Kansas City - St. Joseph, will not resume classes on March 23, 2020, as scheduled and will be closed through at least Friday, April 3, 2020. This decision was made in partnership with the Office of KC Mayor Quinton Lucas and with the guidance of local health officials, as well as all local school districts.
We will take every precaution to minimize risks to students, faculty, staff, and families, as well as the greater Kansas City metro and even greater community beyond our city.
Please know these decisions are not made easily, as we are well aware that closing school presents certain challenges for our families, as well as our teachers and staff.
As I have written in my past few messages, St. Peter's School will strive to provide authentic home-based learning to all our students, in the form of both hard-copy learning packets and online learning. I recognize that there will likely be many more questions than answers, at least in the next few hours and days. We will be working through the logistics of this with our teachers, and we will keep you apprised of plans.
Please continue to pray for our us and our school and parish community. In closing, I offer these prayers excerpted from Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops:
United with our Holy Father Pope Francis, let us pray in solidarity for our brothers and sisters here and around the world who are sick. Let us pray for those who have lost loved ones to this virus. May God console them and grant them peace.
We pray also for doctors, nurses, and caregivers, for public health officials and all civic leaders. May God grant them courage and prudence as they seek to respond to this emergency with compassion and in service to the common good. Amen
God Bless,
Angie Meyer
March 17, 2020 Diocesan School Statement
Diocesan School Closures: All K-12 Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocesan schools will be closed starting today, March 17, 2020. As the diocesan schools are scattered over several counties, each school will be working with local governmental officials, including public school districts, to determine the length of the closure. Many of the schools are planning to remain closed through April 3, 2020 and will re-evaluate the need to extend the closure at a later time. During the closure, all K-12 students will be receiving home-based instruction that will prepare them for the next grade level or course.
