SEATTLE (WA)
O’Dea High School
November 2012
Dear Friends,
Along with the entire school community, I am pleased that you are considering O’Dea High School. As a parent, you have many options, and I want to assure you that if you choose O’Dea for your son, he will receive a quality Catholic education in a wonderful environment. His education will be based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a community that lives its faith in prayer and service to others.
O’Dea is committed to the academic, spiritual, social and physical growth of young men and since 1923 has provided an environment rich in ethnic and economic diversity, strong in traditional values and sound in academic foundation. As a school of the Archdiocese of Seattle, it also maintains a commitment to providing a safe environment for students.
Unfortunately, recent media reports have questioned our commitment to the safety and security of the young men in our care. Former principal Brother Karl Walczak was recently accused of sexual abuse in another diocese in the early 1970s. Brother Walczak denies the allegation. Some media reports carried false charges that the church and the school attempted to conceal this information and that students at O’Dea may be in harm’s way.
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