school district

noun

: a unit for administration of a public-school system often comprising several towns within a state

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Law enforcement is working with the school district to offer support services for students and staff, officials said. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025 While the city does not have direct control over the schools and school districts, Hansford said the city should work to encourage more after-school programs at schools. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 The school district caught wind that Abbott was accepting bribes — in the form of school supplies and resources — from the local golf course in exchange for keeping quiet about the course’s use of non-union labor and said that any teacher involved would be suspended. Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025 Lead attorney for the K-16 Collaborative Thuy Thi Nguyen addressed potential data security concerns, given that local school districts like Elk Grove and Natomas Unified have been affected by a nationwide uptick in threat actors targeting educational institutions. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school district

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school district was in 1809

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“School district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20district. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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