Worcester human services nonprofit Seven Hills Foundation has agreed to purchase Crotched Mountain School in Greenfield, New Hampshire from Legacy by Gersh, a program of Huntington, New York-based Gersh Autism.
Parents at a specialty day and residential school for students with autism received an email last month announcing that the one-of-a-kind facility would be closing in 30 days and they would need to find another place to educate their children.Then.
The Seven Hills Foundation has agreed to purchase Legacy by Gersh’s Crotched Mountain School, according to a statement made by Kevin Gersh, chief autism officer for Legacy by Gersh.Legacy by Gersh, a school for children with autism, announced last.
Gersh Autism told parents Monday it is closing its day and residential school and recreation program at Crotched Mountain on Nov. 18. The news leaves families of children whose disabilities are too complex for public school with limited.
Legacy by Gersh’s Crotched Mountain location in Greenfield will be closing its doors Nov. 18.According to Kevin Gersh, chief autism officer at the school, the decision to close was due to staffing shortages. Gersh stated that the COVID-19 pandemic.