Parents of St. John Bosco School students worry that you may not have the option of Catholic education in Door County if changes are not made.

Parents hosted a vigil Wednesday night at the school in the wake of several teachers and trustee members resigning their posts since the beginning of the school year. This does not include its initial hire of Matt Hansen as its school principal, who was hired during the summer and resigned before the year started. Organizers of the vigil charge the school’s administration with failing to “create a work environment that prioritizes the Catholic tenets of kindness, love, and mercy, at the expense of our children’s stability, academic success, and faith formation.”  

St. John Bosco is Door County’s only Catholic grade school, serving approximately 100 kids in grades 4K through 8th Grade.

In a statement made to WBAY in Green Bay, the Diocese of Green Bay said its office of Catholic schools is working with St. John Bosco School to hire more teachers and fill vacant trustee positions. It also reiterated that there are no plans to close the school.