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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

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He dropped out of high school, then moved back in with his mom at 16 and enrolled in a continuation school to get his diploma.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2023

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

Verit 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 Sep. 1, 2016

If to these various types of continuation school we add the large number of lectures on numerous subjects, we shall see that the State through its schools supplies a considerable amount of technical instruction.

From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Reginald Arthur Bray

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