My oldest and my youngest daughter are both going in this school so far I am so happy that they…read moreare in this school I Iike the program teacher are great the best school

The worst place ever. They do not care about the children. The lady at the desk is the rudest…read moreperson I have ever spoken to. My daughter did not like the school at all but I thought it will be a great alternative to the public school but boy was I wrong.

My School is closing!!…read morehttp://www.northjersey.com/education/educationnews/Hackensack_Catholic_school_to_close.html Hackensack Catholic school to close Wednesday, February 18, 2009 BY JOHN CHADWICK NorthJersey.com STAFF WRITERS A Catholic elementary school in Hackensack will close in June because of declining enrollment, the Newark Archdiocese said today. Holy Trinity School, on Maple Avenue, has experienced about a 24 percent decline in students since 2000 and currently has an enrollment of 183, said Jim Goodness, a spokesman for the archdiocese. Church officials plan to merge Holy Trinity with St. Francis School, a parish school on South Main Street that also has suffered enrollment loss and is down to about 118 students. The archdiocese decided that St. Francis School would be the one to stay open because it has received extensive renovations in recent years. The school is under a flight path for Teterboro Airport and received government grants for soundproofing, Goodness said. "To try and level off the costs of providing education and stabilizing enrollment, which has fallen at both schools, the natural solution is that the parishes should combine their schools into one," Goodness said, adding that such issues as transportation and staffing were still being worked out. Holy Trinity is the sixth parish school that the archdiocese plans to close this year and the only one in Bergen County. The other schools are in Hudson, Essex and Union counties. Goodness said that schools with declining enrollments typically turn to the parish for financial assistance. But with parishes also struggling with changing demographics and increased costs, their ability to support schools is limited. "It is reaching the point in some parishes where they cannot support the school in the way they might have in the past," Goodness said. The pastor at Holy Trinity said the parish was contributing about $150,000 to $200,000 to the school, but the enrollment was still falling. The tuition is about $3,200 a year for parish families. **************************** How could I *not* give my Elementary school five stars? (Especially if it's Religious!) No, seriously. All kidding aside, this was a Catholic K-8 school, complete with boys and girls in plaid uniforms, nuns in habits, and daily assembly outside in the parking lot (YES, even in the SNOW) to 'line up' and take attendance. Though I was never baptised and never raised Catholic, I thought this was a great place. The teachers and sisters at this place ran a TIGHT ship. You wouldn't ever THINK of smack talking, much less bring stuff to school that didn't belong. The fear of the cruxifix at the front of each classroom was enough to set you straight, regardless of your religion. Looking back, for a faculty of ALL women, these ladies knew what they were doing- they did NOT take crap from us kids! AND, I even learned a few things, science and math, and they even had art and music class. Gym in those uniforms was pretty uncomfortable, though I was only there from 3rd through 5th grade ... and THEN I went to public school in Southern California! Oh, the horror!

I also attended Holy Trinity (K - 7th) from 1959 - 1966. Am…read moresorry to hear of its closing. It played an important part in my life.

Won't educate students about real life situations Shelters…read morechildren even though it affects the lives of them everyday Also a lot of favoritism Unless you know a coach or something on the team. You probably won't make it

Happy with my kids education. Both are successful adults. Went on to catholic High Schools and…read morecolleges they did well in.

Corpus Christi School is a special place for our family. Three generations have attended from 1953…read moreto my grandsons who are in Kindergarten and Second Grade now. Wonderful and nurturing teachers have guided us. Academic excellence and a loving environment prepared us to move on to the next challenge. It was perfect place to grow up.

Our experience with Sage Rochelle Park has been deeply traumatic. The way the school handled our…read moresituation shattered my child's trust in mental health counseling and the institutions meant to protect and support her. Instead of feeling safe, she was left feeling abandoned and betrayed. The emotional toll on our family has been immense. My child remains devastated and we feel it was a targeted persecution that was nothing less than cruel. I believe this school's actions only exacerbated her struggles, creating a deep sense of betrayal and fear that she may carry with her for a long time. My child and I put so much trust in her counselor and it will take a lifetime to heal from the betrayal we experienced. It is so raw and painful that I tear up every time I think of it. Rather than support my child, the administration seemed to set her up to fail, looking for reasons to push her out instead of helping her succeed. In my view, the director seemed more frustrated and challenged by my daughter than supportive in helping her. There has not been one professional that I have spoken to that has not denounced this school's actions. If your child is struggling, I do not feel this is a safe environment to place them.