St. Vincent's Cathedral School

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St. Vincent's School was a private Anglican school in Bedford, Texas, United States. [1] It was a school of St. Vincent's Cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth of the Anglican Church in North America and the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone. [2]

In the 2013–2014 school year, the school had 17.5 classroom teachers and served 108 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade. [3]

In 2010 the school rejected a 4-year old for admission because her parents were lesbians. [4] [5]

In Fall of 2011, St. Vincent's implemented an Upper School for high school education. [6]

The former location of St. Vincent's Cathedral School is now used by Gracewood Academy, a private, part-time Christian homeschool. [7]

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References

  1. "About Us Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine ." St. Vincent's School. Retrieved on November 19, 2010.
  2. "Home." St. Vincent's Cathedral. Retrieved on November 19, 2010.
  3. "NCES Private School Universe Survey: St. Vincent's School". NCES. 2013–2014. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. CNN Wire Staff (2010-08-23). "Texas school rejects 4-year-old over lesbian parents". CNN . Retrieved 2010-11-19.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. Taryn Luna (2010-08-25). "Dallas-area school won't take daughter of lesbian couple". The Dallas Morning News.
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  7. Gracewood Academy

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