day school
noun
: an elementary or secondary school held on weekdays
specifically
: a private school without boarding facilities
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Philadelphia native Sam Salz attended Jewish day schools and never had the opportunity to play organized football.
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Krystle Rich, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Our day school and our bar mitzvah prep and our basketball league and youth programs kept our younger families there.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Voters opted in November to preserve the four-day school week model that has been in effect since 2022.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
The effort came about a year after the village had rejected a highly controversial, earlier plan to locate the museum on two acres in a residential area behind a Hebrew day school.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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Krystle Rich, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Our day school and our bar mitzvah prep and our basketball league and youth programs kept our younger families there.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Voters opted in November to preserve the four-day school week model that has been in effect since 2022.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
The effort came about a year after the village had rejected a highly controversial, earlier plan to locate the museum on two acres in a residential area behind a Hebrew day school.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Day school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20school. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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