Private schools were among the first educational institutions to bring back younger students for in-person learning in Tulare County.
St. Aloysius School in Tulare and St. Paul s School in Visalia are among the private schools that have been teaching students in person since September.
Tulare County is now closer than ever to reopening all schools, but it wasn’t always that way. In-person learning became a rare commodity due to the county’s lasting presence in the state’s most restrictive purple tier.
The small student populations at private schools, their faith-based values and in-person offerings proved attractive to families locally and across the country, leading to increased enrollment during the coronavirus pandemic.