SSSD superintendent James Fricke stated that this could make the school unviable.

[5] In 1979 consultant Dr. Neal V. Musmano argued that SSSD should add a junior college department that grants associate degrees.

[6] In 2009 Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell proposed a budget which would remove all funding for the school.

[7] Times Leader argued that lawmakers should study carefully the merits of the institution and whether it should be closed before making a decision.

[8] The campus school is in the Green Ridge portion of Scranton and had 10 acres (4.0 ha) of space.