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Schmiesing became principal of St. Ambrose Academy in July 2008. In 2009, the school was accredited by NAPC*IS, the National Association of Private Catholic* and Independent Schools. In 2010, the City of Madison Plan Commission approved enrollment of up to 140 at the school's St. Thomas Aquinas
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Madison, by 2004 the school had 14 students. That year the Madison Plan Commission granted a conditional use permit to St. Thomas Aquinas parish for a school at 602 Everglade Drive with up to 60 students. The school operated in the religious education wing of St. Thomas Aquinas parish until 2021.
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temporarily enjoined Dane County from closing schools. On June 11, 2021, the
Wisconsin Supreme Court vacated those portions of the Dane County Order "restricting or prohibiting -in-person instruction." The court held that "local health officers do not have the statutory power to close schools" and
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that an order attempting to close religious schools "infringes the
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