▁in ▁de mer its . ▁( A ▁dioc ese - ▁wide ▁rule ▁book ▁for ▁Catholic ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁forb ade ▁d ating ▁before ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁bringing ▁a ▁non - C atholic ▁boy friend ▁or ▁girl friend ▁to ▁school ▁d ances ; ▁inf ra ctions ▁of ▁these ▁rules ▁often ▁resulted ▁in ▁calls ▁to ▁parents .) ▁Other ▁rules ▁were ▁typical ▁of ▁schools ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁included ▁pros cription ▁of ▁talking ▁in ▁class , ▁dis ob ey ing ▁direct ▁orders ▁from ▁teachers , ▁etc . ▁An ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁de mer its ▁triggered ▁susp ension ▁or ▁exp ulsion . ▁A ▁visit ▁to ▁Father ▁Men y ▁for ▁discipl inary ▁action ▁was ▁a ▁serious ▁matter ▁at ▁R ex ▁M und i ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years . ▁ ▁Cl osing ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁R ex ▁M und i ▁became ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁falling ▁en roll ment ▁and ▁pressing ▁fin ances . ▁ ▁En roll ment ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁high ▁schools ▁fell ▁dram atically ▁from ▁ 2 , 5 3 0 ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁only ▁ 1 , 9 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁extreme ▁decl ine ▁of ▁incoming ▁students , ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁three ▁Catholic ▁schools ▁was ▁not ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁only ▁option ▁was ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁high ▁schools . ▁ ▁Re itz ▁Memorial ▁was ▁quickly ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁equation ▁because