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.
A Massachusetts-based company that provides health and other services at more than 200 locations in New England and abroad announced Monday that it is buying the Crotched Mountain School for children with disabilities, which was set to close this week. Seven Hills Foundation, headquartered in Worcester, announced it had an agreement to buy the 125-acre property from Legacy by Gersh for an undisclosed amount.
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.