industrial school

American  

noun

1. a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; trade or vocational school.

2. a school for educating neglected children or juvenile delinquents committed to its care and training them to some form of industry.

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Etymology

Origin of industrial school

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

He dwells upon the ugliness of the Baltimore slums where Ruth was born and the Alcatraz-like atmosphere of the Catholic industrial school where the Babe was sequestered for 10 years as a youth.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

She was removed from her home and confined in the industrial school and laundry system until age 19 — three years after the expiration of the judge’s order making her a ward of the court.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2018

There, overcoming the poor education she received in the industrial school, she eventually went to college and became an elementary schoolteacher.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2018

Among her many foundations were an industrial school for Negro girls at Nashville, Tenn., the Holy Providence House for Negro children at Cornwells.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he walked into a room, members of the staff, including white principals of the training and secondary schools, together with the black principal of the industrial school, rose to their feet.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela