Seton Keough High School was an all-girls college preparatory

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. It is located in the

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, at 1201

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. It was founded in 1988 after the joining of the two schools, Archbishop Keough and Seton High School. In 2016 the Archdiocese of Baltimore confirmed that settlements had been paid to past students of the school who were

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by Father

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, a priest and counsellor at the school from 1967 to 1975. The school closed in June 2017.

Sexual abuse

In 2016, the Archdiocese of Baltimore confirmed that settlements totaling $472,000 had been paid to 16 past students of the school who were

by Father

, a priest at the school from 1967 to 1975. In 1969, a popular English and drama teacher at Archbishop Keough, Sister Cathy Cesnik, was found murdered in the outskirts of the city of Baltimore. Her murder was never solved and is the central subject of the 2017

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''. The abuses by priests at the school were also featured in the documentary in relation to the potential

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of the murder of Cesnik, who shortly before her death had been told by female students of the abuse. The documentary cited that over a hundred former students came forward to provide testimony on rape, sexual misconduct, and molestation.

Closure

On October 26, 2016, the

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announced that the school would close in June 2017. The decision was reached as a result of an 18-month study of 22 Catholic schools in and around Baltimore. Conducted by consulting firms Ayers Saint Gross, DataStory and Fielding Nair International, the study examined school facilities, enrollment, and projected demographic data and potential areas of growth. The study identified three schools for closure due to under-enrollment and/or facility condition, including Seton Keough.

Notable alumnae

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References

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore

School website
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Sexual abuse

Closure

Notable alumnae

See also

References

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