'Business as usual' for Perthshire boarding school following closure rescue

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A month ago, faculty members, parents, local businesses and pupils were scrambling to find a way to save Scotland’s last Catholic boarding school from closure.It was announced on June 1 that Kilgraston School, established in 1930, would shut at the end of term on June 24 due to financial struggles and a decline in pupil enrolment.But with that date now passed and term now ended, it is instead “business as usual” for headteacher Tanya Davie who is now looking forward to a bright future for the school after a miraculous turnaround in the 11th hour.“It has been so emotional that you were on a rollercoaster,” she said to the PA. “You couldn’t really see the next thing that would come around the corner.“We got word [of the closure decision] on the Thursday night and it was hard to believe.“On the Friday pupils took time out in our year groups and sat outside together and we gauged how they were feeling.“We gathered together with the parents over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.”Parents then formed an action group to raise £2 million to keep the institution open - raising £1.24m in 48 hours.Local businesses were also desperate to help out.Mrs Davie continued: “What has reassured me is the power of the people.“That when there is a strong belief and a drive for something that is really good and fundamentally does an amazing job, we can rally round and really ensure something survives when it looks like it was as good as gone.“The history of the school came out to me.“The pupils have rallied round, they have looked after each other.“One of the first things I noticed after the announcement was they asked if staff were okay.