school district

noun

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

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The controversy was only exacerbated after the school district’s administration suddenly, and with no previous warning, announced in October that seventh and eight grades at the school would no longer be taught after Nov. 15, effectively giving students and families a less than one-month notice. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 The first Hope Squad formed in 2015, at a school in White Settlement’s school district, said Amy Pool, the thrive education manager for the Grant Halliburton Foundation. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025 Raven Hill, a spokeswoman for MSDE, emphasized there is a legal requirement for the health framework to be used in local school districts. Patrick Hauf, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025 Young people are seeing the value in the programming in Queen Anne’s County, in other Maryland school districts, and well beyond. Vicki Phillips, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for school district 

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Jan. 2025.

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