Community members gathered at the Radnor Memorial Library Thursday night to learn more about the future of Valley Forge Military Academy, a private boarding school and day school serving grades 7-12 in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Citing rising costs and declining enrollment, the academy shut down for all students except seniors on Nov. 21.

But the campus may soon get a new life and a new mission. An effort is underway to open the Valley Forge Public Service Academy Charter School , a public charter school that would be located on the same campus, in September 2026.

CBS News Philadelphia

The proposed school would enroll 450 students in grades 6-12, offering training for careers in policing, firefighting, EMS and local government. It would be a hands-on pathway for students who may not be

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