After 75 years of teaching students, Ridgewood Prep is closing its doors after class Wednesday. Families of Ridgewood Prep students were scrambling on Tuesday to enroll their children in another school for Thursday morning. They were in and out of the Metairie school all day, getting transcripts and records. They are surprised to hear it's closing. “Disappointed. Let down. This school had a special niche for the child that may learn differently or be different that I don't see in other schools," Marion Fabacher, the grandmother of an eighth grader, said. "This gave to the children that needed it, the things they needed." One senior will need to finish her year at Ecole Classique. “It's heartbreaking. I've built great friendships and a bond with people. It's sad,” Ridgewood senior Rebeca Aragon said. MORE: https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/education/ridgewood-prep-closes-suddenly-after-75-years-jefferson-parish-education/289-21977e6c-db47-43a5-bf4b-f9ad4bb8d941