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board school

British  

noun

  1. (formerly) a school managed by a board elected by local ratepayers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bayer shared the results with the school board, school staff and the facilities committee.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2023

Srikanth soon returned to a state board school and studied his beloved maths and science, averaging 98% in his exams.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2022

You really came through for local students, with more than 1,000 of you donating an eye-popping $203,570 to this year’s Seattle Times editorial board school supply drive.

From Seattle Times Sep. 12, 2021

He was placed in Native American board school where he ran away several times.

From Washington Times May 24, 2019

He had gone hungry and faint to the board school and had been punished as a dull boy.

From T. Tembarom by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

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