November 22, 2024
Mrs. XiuJie Dong and Mr. Si Wu
2 Germain Ave
Quincy, MA 02169
RE:QUINCY CATHOLIC ACADEMY
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Wu:
I am writing in response to the numerous emails you have sent to the Archdiocese of Boston and to the Catholic Schools Office raising complaints about Quincy Catholic Academy (“School”) and allegations of bullying you claim to have occurred to your son, Aiden, while in attendance at the School. You have continued to make these complaints and allegations against another student at the School since the end of the last school year up to the present. You have also raised your complaints to various City of Quincy Officials, governmental agencies, and the Quincy Police. Each of your complaints were investigated when they were made and you were apprised that the allegations were unsubstantiated and unsupported by anyone at the School. Observations of Aiden while at the School appear to corroborate that there is no bullying of Aiden by anyone at the School.
It is not the intent to refute each and every instance you have raised but the School denies all of the allegations you have made. At this point, the School has devoted a considerable amount of time to addressing your complaints. The School can no longer continue addressing your personal agenda against one student and the School by making allegations that appear to have no merit. Despite the efforts of the School and its reporting of the lack of substantiation, you have intentionally chosen to disregard the observations of those who were and are present at the School when the offensive conduct allegedly occurred. You have repeatedly complained, based not on your own observations but solely on the assertions of your son, against one particular child. It appears your campaign is specifically designed to remove this one student from the School and no other alternative will satisfy you. As stated previously, none of the allegations you have made have been substantiated.
It is the policy of the school that bullying is not tolerated. Because the School takes such matters seriously, they were investigated and the determination was that bullying did not and is not occurring to your son at the School. It is clear that isunacceptable to you. However, it is the expectation of the School that its parents cooperate and collaborate with the School in the education of their children for, not only the benefit of their particular child, but for the entire School community. It is equally clear you do not wish to cooperate and collaborate with the School, but rather achieve your own specific objective. That objective appears to be your targeting another student. This is behavior that can no longer continue.
Your complaints demonstrate that Aiden and you are dissatisfied with the experience at Quincy Catholic Academy. That is not a situation which the School feels benefits Aiden nor the Quincy Catholic Academy community. With consultation and collaboration with the RCAB/Catholic Schools Office andthe pastor/chairperson of the QCA Board of Trustees, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue our relationship with your family.
You will receive a check in a forth-coming certified letter, in the amount of $2,100 representing the return of all tuition and fees associated with Aiden’s enrollment for this school year. Aiden’s last day at Quincy Catholic Academy will be Friday, November 22, 2024. At this time, we must also inform you that you will no longer be allowed on the school grounds. We will arrange to have Aiden's belongings returned to him in a prompt manner.
Please advise us where to forward his transcripts upon his enrollment at a new school. We deeply regret that this decision had to be made but feel it is in the best interest of all involved. We wish Aiden success and hopefully, contentment at his new school.
Sincerely,
Paul G. KellyRev. Louis Palmieri
Paul G. Kelly Father Louis Palmieri
PrincipalPastor/Chairman of the QCA Board of Trustees