We're just back from the Baltimore County Courthouse, where a cicruit court judge has rejected an effort that would have forced the Archdiocese of Baltimore to keep Towson Catholic High School open for another year.

Judge Ruth Jakubowski Friday denied a request of parents Lois Windsor and Judy Messina for a temporary restraining order after hearing arguments behind closed doors. Windsor and Messina filed a lawsuit last week seeking an injunction that would have required the Archdiocese of Baltimore to reopen the school next month, as originally scheduled.

The sides are due back in court on Aug. 5, when Jakubowski will hear arguments on a motion by the archdiocese to have the parents' lawsuit dismissed.

The surprise closing, which was announced earlier this month, has left families scrambling to make alternate plans for their children this fall.