John Harper of Relevant Radio interviewed Michael J. Deegan, Superintendent of Schools in the Archdiocese of New York, on the decision to keep Catholic schools open, and how Catholic schools plan to do so, safely. > Click here for the interview
On Nov. 20, Superintendent Michael J. Deegan spoke with Mark Irons on EWTN News Nightly about the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York’s recent victory over the New York City Department of Education, mandating the DOE to provide equal testing resources to Catholic schools as is provided to public schools. > Click here [...]
For Immediate Release: Judge Rules in Favor of Catholic Schools in Case against New York City Department of Education Public Schools Must Provide COVID-19 Testing to Catholic Schools Where Law Mandates Michael J. Deegan, Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of New York, released the following statement today in response to the decision by Judge [...]
The National Catholic Register covered the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York’s decision to keep schools open, despite the closure of New York City’s public schools. > Click here to view the full article.
Mr. Deegan joined His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan on ‘Conversations with Cardinal Dolan’ today, to discuss the decision to keep the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York open, citing a .0016% positivity rate within the schools. The Archbishop and Superintendent also discussed testing, and the city's and state’s responsibility to step up to [...]
Superintendent of Schools Michael J. Deegan appeared on Fox and Friends this morning at 7:15 a.m. to speak about the archdiocese’s decision to keep Catholic schools open regardless of the public school decision. > Click here to view this live coverage
The public schools in New York City may be closing, but the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York remain committed to keeping their buildings open, while monitoring the health and safety of students and staff. ABC 7 NY was on the scene at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Manhattan to speak to [...]
Spectrum News NY1 reported on our declaration to keep our schools open regardless of what the public schools do. We take pride in the fact that our school communities have remained safe places for our students to learn, pray and grow together. For this reason, we feel we can handle our schools on a case-by-case [...]
THIS JUST RELEASED! (Haga clic aquí para la versión en español de este anuncio) Since early September, the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York have been open for in-person learning. This ambitious course of action was made possible by the development of clear health and safety protocols under the Catholic Schools Reopening Plan [...]
The Archdiocese of New York is demanding the city pay for and administer COVID-19 testing for students in Catholic schools in the coronavirus yellow zones in order to meet the mandatory 20 percent testing threshold, which will allow schools to remain open for in-person learning. Lawyers for the archdiocese continue to assert that Catholic school [...]
