alternative school

noun

: an elementary or secondary school with a nontraditional curriculum

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The graffiti was discovered at Discovery High School, an alternative school in the Natomas Unified School District on the 3400 block of Fong Ranch Road. —

Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025 More:Texas student Darryl George referred to alternative school after suspension over hairstyle The suit also alleges that Gov. Greg Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton have failed to enforce the state's CROWN Act, which went into effect on Sept. 1 – a day after George was suspended. —

Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Feb. 2024 One of the schools that received an F was an alternative school in the Navajo County Accommodation District. —

Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024 Crossroads is an alternative school, designed to serve students temporarily. —

Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alternative school

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of alternative school was in 1969

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“Alternative school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20school. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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