After 60 years of stellar service to the community Jack & Jill Schools and Castleson High School in Bacolod City are permanently closing their doors on June 30, Dr. Muriel Lopez-Wagner, president of both schools, announced Tuesday, May 9.
Management cited the insurmountable burden on its finances due to the reverberating effects of the pandemic, despite its swift conversion to online classes and intensive teacher training, a press release said.
Lopez-Wagner said they have been grieving the loss of Cecilia del Castillo Lopez since 2020 as well as feeling the distress as they watched the decrease in enrollment year after year.
“I think several significant factors led to the ultimate financial collapse where the only way out was to sell a building,” she said.
She expressed her deepest gratitude “to hundreds of parents, students, alumni, teachers, staff, and loyal supporters who will always carry the Jack & Jill trademark and love.”
School staff are prepared for a smooth transfer of their current students to other schools, she added.*