Beaches Episcopal School to merge into Episcopal School of Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Episcopal School of Jacksonville and Beaches Episcopal School announced Friday that they will be merging. 

The boards of both schools, the Diocese of Florida, and St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church voted in favor of the merger.

Officials with both schools will spend the 2019-20 school year, working out the details of the merger, until they combine July 1, 2020. 

There's no word on why they're merging. The schools released a statement saying this will "advance the passion and commitment each school has to quality education."