Seton Keough High School

Seton Keough High School was an all-girls college preparatory private, Roman Catholic high school in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, at 1201 Caton Avenue. 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 sexually abused by Father Joseph Maskell, a priest and counsellor at the school from 1967 to 1975. The school closed in June 2017.[2]

Seton Keough High School
Address
1201 Caton Avenue

Baltimore
,
Maryland
21227

United States
Coordinates39°16′9″N 76°39′58″W
Information
TypePrivate, all-girls
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1967
ClosedJune 2017
PresidentDonna Bridickas
Grades9–12
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Color(s)Forest Green & Grey   
SloganThink Respect, Sending Forth Women of Honor
Athletics12 varsity sports, 6 JV
MascotGators
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Dean of AcademicsMs. Lauren Urban
Websitewww.setonkeough.com

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 sexually abused by Father Joseph Maskell, a priest at the school from 1967 to 1975.[3][4][5]

In 1970, 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 Netflix documentary web series The Keepers in 2017. The abuses by priests at the school were also featured in the documentary in relation to the potential cover-up 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.[6][7]

Closure
Emblem of the former Archbishop Keough High School

On October 26, 2016, the Archdiocese of Baltimore announced that the school would close in June 2017.[2] 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.[2]

Notable alumnae

See also

References
  1. MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. "Archdiocese Announces Results of Master Planning Study of Baltimore Catholic Schools". www.archbalt.org. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  3. "Baltimore archdiocese pays settlements to a dozen people alleging abuse by late priest". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. "Baltimore archdiocese pays settlements to a dozen people alleging abuse by late priest". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. Knezevich, Alison (6 June 2017). "'Keepers' priest Maskell spent time in Ireland, now under scrutiny". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. "Is This Netflix Docuseries the Next Making a Murderer?". Vogue. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  7. "On the dark trail of Fr Joseph Maskell, subject of 'The Keepers' documentary who fled US amid child abuse allegations"
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