Preston High School Closure Comments

Attorney General James will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Lehman High School Auditorium, located at 3000 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, regarding the proposed closure of Preston High School. The hearing will be viewable to the public via livestream.

The Board of Trustees of Preston High School has announced that the school will be closing at the end of this school year in June 2025. The school is located in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx and has 370 young women enrolled this academic year. Preston High School was established in 1947 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, as an independent, college-preparatory Catholic school.

Attorney General James is examining how the decision to close Preston High School was reached, how Preston has contributed to and served Preston’s beneficiaries and the surrounding community, and how the planned closure will affect Preston’s beneficiaries and the surrounding community.

Individuals who wish to provide oral testimony at the hearing must submit their written testimony online by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, and written testimony will be accepted online until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8.

Disclaimer: This activity is not sponsored or endorsed by the New York City Department of Education or the City of New York.

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Written testimony (public and private) will be accepted through the date of the hearing, Tuesday, April 8th, 2025.

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