There were also two Catholic parochial schools. Several Mennonite groups have their own private or parochial schools. Protestants reacted by strong opposition to any public funding of parochial schools. The law was primarily aimed at eliminating parochial schools, including Catholic schools. He spent his grammar school days at parochial schools. Both schools parochial and church-parochial were funded by government. The tournament did not invite minority schools or private/parochial schools. There are also parochial and private primary and secondary schools within the city. He was educated in local parochial and public high school. About 12% of children are enrolled in parochial or nonsectarian private schools. They created a strong network of churches and parochial schools to support their communities. Vestries dealt with the administration of both parochial and secular governmental matters. The ruling did not apply to parochial or private schools in general. Akron also has many private, parochial and charter schools. Growing up, she attended parochial schools.