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continuation school

American  

noun

  1. a school providing extension courses for people who have left school in the elementary grades to go to work.


Etymology

Origin of continuation school

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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It has nine elementary schools, three middle schools, three comprehensive high schools, a continuation school and an online school, as well as preschool and adult education.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Sierra High School, a San Bernardino Unified School District continuation school, offers a case study in what it takes to establish comprehensive mental health services at one school.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2022

There is an elementary school and a continuation school but no high school.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Verité documentary looks at three at-risk teens coached by their principal toward high school diplomas at a Mojave Desert continuation school.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2016

The Ohio school authorities should get ready to handle the continuation school problem before the example of other states and the overwhelming pressure of public opinion forces it upon them.

From Wage Earning and Education by Lutz, Rufus Rolla

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