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180 staff laid off at independent Philadelphia Catholic schools amid coronavirus closures

Bruce Robinson, CEO of Independence Mission Schools, said Thursday that the nonprofit kept core teachers but let go staff not involved in direct instruction and teachers of subjects such as art, music and gym.

Students at St. Malachy, an Independence Mission Schools elementary school, are shown in this file photo. The network of Philadelphia Catholic schools has laid off 180 workers because of COVID-19 closures and related economic concerns.
Students at St. Malachy, an Independence Mission Schools elementary school, are shown in this file photo. The network of Philadelphia Catholic schools has laid off 180 workers because of COVID-19 closures and related economic concerns.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
    by Kristen A. Graham
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