elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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The couple met in elementary school and began dating in high school.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Other revelations in the diary include information about Henderson’s social media accounts being suspended for praising acts of mass violence and other school shootings, including a massacre at a Nashville elementary school in 2023.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Wednesday’s school shooting comes nearly two years after a shooter opened fire at a separate Nashville private elementary school and killed six people, including three children.
—Kristin M. Hall, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Nearly two years prior, three 9-year-old students and three adult staff members were killed in a shooting at The Covenant School, a private elementary school in Nashville.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Other revelations in the diary include information about Henderson’s social media accounts being suspended for praising acts of mass violence and other school shootings, including a massacre at a Nashville elementary school in 2023.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Wednesday’s school shooting comes nearly two years after a shooter opened fire at a separate Nashville private elementary school and killed six people, including three children.
—Kristin M. Hall, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Nearly two years prior, three 9-year-old students and three adult staff members were killed in a shooting at The Covenant School, a private elementary school in Nashville.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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