Cantwell Students Act to Keep Religious Order
The student body of Cantwell High School in Montebello walked out of class Monday to protest a decision by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to drop the contract of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, a religious order that has run the boys’ school since it opened 43 years ago.
About 230 students left their classes and held a two-hour rally in the gymnasium. They asked that Archbishop Roger Mahony visit the school to witness the quality of education they receive from the Christian Brothers. Mahony announced last week that the Christian Brothers’ contract would not be renewed and that, beginning in September, 1991, Jesuits would staff the school.
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