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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 attended Garfield High School, where he met his wife, and later graduated from a continuation school, Valencia said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 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

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

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

She will be fortunate if she finds a place in one of the stores in which a continuation school is conducted.

From Vocational Guidance for Girls by Dickson, Marguerite Stockman

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