The archdiocese claimed the closure had nothing to do with the settlement and that the decision was based solely on the low enrollment. The archdiocese claimed it could no longer afford to provide financial subsidization to the school. The parents proposed to pay an additional $1,000 per year in tuition which, they contended, would have exceeded any amount the archdiocese had ever had to spend to keep the school in the black.
The archdiocese asserted that the school's closure was not linked to the settlement and was instead a result of declining student numbers. The archdiocese claimed it could no longer afford to provide financial assistance to the school, citing reduced income as the primary reason. Parents countered by proposing an additional $1,000 annual tuition fee, which they argued would have surpassed any costs incurred by the archdiocese to keep the school financially afloat.