[jpsb]

I thought Nuns and Brothers taught at Catholic schools, when did that change?

[verity]

Their numbers have been dwindling over the years.

[ElkGroveDan]

I thought Nuns and Brothers taught at Catholic schools, when did that change?

It has never been exclusively religious orders in Catholic schools. When I graduated from a Los Angeles area Catholic high school in 1978 I'd say the faculty was only about 1/3 religious (priests/brothers/nuns.)

[Yorlik803]

When I went to Cathoilc schools, most of the teachers were nuns with a few non nuns.
I wished for a teachers strike when I was a kid. Those nuns were aweful.

[Yorlik803]

When I went to Cathoilc schools, most of the teachers were nuns with a few non nuns.
I wished for a teachers strike when I was a kid. Those nuns were aweful.

[SuziQ]

I thought Nuns and Brothers taught at Catholic schools, when did that change?

About 30 years ago, when young women and men lost the desire to join a religious order. Many looked at the orders, saw they had, in many cases, lost the faith, and made the decision that they didn't want to make a life long commitment to them.

I'd just as soon my kids had a faithful LAY teacher than a wishy-washy nun, brother, or priest.