alternative school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of alternative school
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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He said the family would now have to go on the waiting list for an alternative school place and see what happened.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
“My mindset is I’m gonna go and I’m gonna make this the best damn alternative school in the state.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
He went to Coast High, a loosely structured alternative school in Huntington Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Mr. Zhou, always a free spirit, had worked in Shanghai as a teacher at an alternative school.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
She was sent to the district’s alternative school for 30 days and told she could have faced criminal charges.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
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