school committee

noun

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The Saugus school committee in Massachusetts approved its admissions policy at a committee meeting in August 2023, two days after Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, declared a state of emergency over the state’s migrant crisis. Jocelyn Gecker, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024 Serino, the school committee chairman, said the group began considering updating its residency policy more than a year before migrants became an issue in the state. Jocelyn Gecker, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024 Reality check: The school committee still denied the existence of de facto segregation afterward and didn't consider those changes until more than a decade later, following the federal busing order. Steph Solis, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024 The school committee was meeting in executive session Saturday and planned a public vote Wednesday. The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 4 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for school committee 

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school committee was in 1787

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“School committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20committee. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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