St. Anthony of Padua Parish released a statement following the firing of Cindy Mann, Padua Academy's former principal. Mann's ouster was made public Friday. The statement is as follows: "St. Anthony of Padua Parish is responding to misunderstandings and/or false statements made in social media and quoted in some press reports relating to the change in leadership at Padua Academy.

Padua Academy was founded, constructed and has always been administered by St. Anthony of Padua Parish.  The campus was built under the supervision of Fr. Roberto Balducelli, OSFS, Br. Michael Rosenello, OSFS, and countless parish volunteers.  The Padua Academy campus, including all buildings and land, is wholly owned by St Anthony of Padua parish.  Padua Academy has never been independent of the parish, and the parish intends to continue to operate the school as a core component of the parish community."