Friday June 6, could have marked not just the last day of the school year, but the last day ever for students at St. Francis de Sales School in Riverside.

The 107-year-old Catholic school in downtown Riverside is set to close after this school year. But a group of parents organized to raise money and fight to save their school.

Now these parents have submitted a plan they believe could keep St. Francis open for at least three more years.

John Andrews, a spokesperson for the Diocese of San Bernardino that oversees the school, said Thursday, June 5, that an answer to the parents’ proposal — and a decision on the school’s fate — is scheduled for next week. • Children wait Friday, June 6, 2025, to be picked up in the courtyard of St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Riverside on the la

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