Definition of parochial school
: a private school maintained by a religious body usually for elementary and secondary instruction
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Although Kentucky inspects public school buses, it has never inspected or regulated buses that serve private and parochial schools — until now.
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The neighborhood has been changing, Pomodoro said, citing the closing of several Catholic churches and parochial schools.
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Following an April 17 visit to the aquarium, about 15 kindergartners from a Chicago parochial school experienced norovirus-like symptoms, although none of the 52 students from St. Clement School ate food there, according to the Chicago Archdiocese.
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Elmhurst Children’s Theatre offers children in fifth through eighth grade who live in Elmhurst or attend District 205 or parochial schools in Elmhurst the chance to audition for the group’s productions.
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The violence prompted her parents to pull her out of the public-education system and enroll her in a series of private and parochial schools.
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Acellus is now working to further grow its parochial school partnerships.
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Women who enter religious orders now have more career options outside the convent than the sisters of yesterday who took vows of poverty and were largely needed as teachers in parochial schools and worked for low wages.
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While attending parochial school in Wisconsin, he was introduced to the organ.
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First Known Use of parochial school
1755
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Definition of parochial school for English Language Learners
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: a private school that is run by a church parish
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: a private school that is run by a religious body
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