parochial school
noun
: a private school maintained by a religious body usually for elementary and secondary instruction
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By the early 1950s, all grade levels in Kansas City’s parochial schools were integrated — well before the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision mandated public school desegregation in 1954.
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Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
But Voinovich saw spending on parochial schools as fundamentally different, driven by his belief in the value of a Catholic upbringing.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
The Abington and Jenkintown school districts and all private and parochial schools were closed Tuesday.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Because of heavy smoke and the possibility of toxic materials burning at the site, officials closed all schools in the Abington and Jenkintown school districts, including private and parochial schools, on Tuesday.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
But Voinovich saw spending on parochial schools as fundamentally different, driven by his belief in the value of a Catholic upbringing.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
The Abington and Jenkintown school districts and all private and parochial schools were closed Tuesday.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Because of heavy smoke and the possibility of toxic materials burning at the site, officials closed all schools in the Abington and Jenkintown school districts, including private and parochial schools, on Tuesday.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Parochial school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parochial%20school. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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