parochial school

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The nuns at his parochial school removed their traditional habits, and his sixth-grade math teacher, Sister Maryann, occasionally taught the class Simon & Garfunkel songs instead of long division.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2023

I was born into the Catholic faith, but was not enrolled in parochial school.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

Roughly 8 percent chose a school “outside the United States,” while 7 percent switched to a private or parochial school and 2 percent opted for home schooling.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

The cinema fell through, but Barrett eventually found an empty parochial school in a Boston suburb.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2022

The umpire, a gym instructor from a parochial school two blocks away, called the teams together to determine who would bat first.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok