Small private school in San Francisco closes abruptly as families scramble

“We didn’t really have any indication that it was going to close,” said Susan Bell, whose daughter was enrolled in the middle school and was planning to continue at the high school in the fall. Bell said she was aware that enrollment at the school was lower this year than in previous years, but the closure still caught her off-guard. This past year, the Academy of Thought and Industry had 11 middle school students and 14 high school students, according to Bell. Her daughter estimates that there were twice as...