Administrators delay the start of the school year for six schools in the south and south central Omaha "Catholic School Consortium:" Holy Cross, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Bernadette, Sts. Peter and Paul, St. Thomas More and the Dual Language Academy will now start classes on August 31st.
The schools were originally set to welcome students back on August 20th, but officials delayed the start date because of COVID -19 concerns.
The consortium is part of the Archdiocese of Omaha, which has has over 70 schools, which generally operate individually including scheduling decisions.