A plan to keep Mater Dei Prep in Middletown operating past the current academic year might have merit, but it isn't finalized.

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That's the gist of statements from the Diocese of Trenton, clarifying word of a proposal to privatize the institution and separate it from Saint Mary's Parish.

Comments given to the Asbury Park Press by Diocesan officials indicate that they're open to discussion, but that any proposal would require approval of Bishop David M. O'Connell.

Volunteers envisioned a private parochial school, with the Diocese in an advisory capacity.

Organizers of the Seraph's Fund reportedly are near the halfway mark of their $1 million goal to maintain operations beyond June. There are three fundraising events at the school, and another in Atlantic Highlands, scheduled for March.

Details can be found at the Seraph Fund's website.

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