(AP) — Three Catholic schools in southeast Omaha have closed as part of a realignment of schools.

Thursday marked the end of classes at Assumption-Guadalupe Catholic School and Holy Ghost School. On Friday, St. Stanislaus School closed.

The move was especially difficult at Assumption-Guadalupe because it had helped so many Latino families in recent years.

School principal Rob Laird says about 95 percent of the school’s students come from families that speak Spanish at home.

School officials are encouraging parents to send children to Sts. Peter and Paul School, where the Archdiocese of Omaha has been working to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking families.

Laird says about 56 percent of families with returning students will attend Sts. Peter and Paul and he expects that number to rise.