Johnson Family

The Johnson family’s connection to The de Paul School spans three generations and began with Michael’s (the father’s) own struggles to read as a child. After being told by a doctor that he was “mildly retarded,” his parents refused to accept that diagnosis and instead enrolled him at the newly founded de Paul School under […]

Hatcher Family

The de Paul School has been a life-changing thread running through multiple generations of the Hatcher family. Keisa Hatcher is a proud graduate of the de Paul school and now mother to 5 de Paul alumni. She recalls her own childhood, when her parents first suspected a learning difference: “My parents asked me to read […]