Monrovia- AFTER DONORS FAILED TO PLEGE SUPPORT MORE THAN ME DUED TO ALLEGE SEXUAL ASSAULT, THE SCHOOL FINALLY SHUTDOWN TODAY.

After she announced in October of last year that she was temporarily stepping down from the position of CEO of the More Than Me Academy in Liberia to give chance to an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of Children, Katie Meyler and the More Than Me Academy have finally announced the closure of the foundation at the end of this month(June 30,2019).

In a lengthy release, the management team of the school stated that:

The Board of Directors of More Than Me writes to announce that we are closing down our operations as of June 30th, 2019. We have previously shared this news with appropriate ministries in Liberia. This decision has been made given severe financial pressure due to our inability to fundraise as well as our consideration of the recommendations from the McLane Middleton and Independent Panel reports.

As we take this action, we sincerely apologize for the past failures of our institution. No child should ever have to endure sexual abuse, and we are profoundly sorry some of our students were victimized. We have sincerely apologized to those who were harmed, and we deeply regret their suffering.

We recognize that we have an utmost responsibility to support the 11 survivors going forward. We have set aside funds for this purpose.

We are working to ensure a smooth closure of our More Than Me Academy and LEAP activities for this Academic Year. We are also working on plans for how to utilize our limited remaining resources to further support the children of Liberia, particularly those at More Than Me Academy. We will share further information on this as it is available.

We personally want to thank our dedicated staff who have shown great care and worked tirelessly on behalf of children. We are also indebted to all those who have supported More Than Me over the past decade. Lastly, we are grateful for the honor we have had to partner with Liberia in this work.

Sincerely,
Board of Directors
More Than Me Foundation

Many Liberians in and out of Liberia welcome the stepping down of Katie Meyler, but expected that the government and other relevant authorities would immediately step in to see to it that the institution get managed by another group or qualified Liberians. It has been the hope of some students parents that government would immediately contact the sponsors and major donors to this great initiative to transition their good gestures to another board of qualified Liberians that would keep the dreams of these kids alive.