board school

British

noun

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

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An amusement park, a gothic coastal villa, one of the world's first tennis pavilions and a former board school have been named as some of the country's most at-risk Victorian buildings.

From BBC

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

From Salon

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

From BBC

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

Concerns have also been raised around social distancing on board school buses.

From BBC

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