reform school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of reform school
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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It comes as the Irish actor promotes his new film, Steve, which follows his titular character's attempt to turn around a 1990s reform school for troubled boys.
From BBC
Which makes it a good thing that “Steve,” starring Cillian Murphy as a dedicated, troubled head teacher at a struggling reform school for chaos-inclined teenage boys, brings a raucously corrective attitude to bear.
From Los Angeles Times
Hundreds of boys, many with troubled backgrounds, were sent to the reform school on the border of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire by local authorities across England.
From BBC
Olsen: There’s a whole other element to the story where we’re meeting one of the boys as an adult having survived the reform school.
From Los Angeles Times
These included actual archival images from and about the Dozier School for Boys in Florida, the real-life “reform school” that inspired Colson’s novel and the film’s story.
From Los Angeles Times
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