school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

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The Redlands Unified School District voted on Tuesday to keep the King James Version of the Bible in school libraries during a school board meeting. Lesley Marin, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 In order to avoid shutting down entirely within two years, the Hickman Mills school board opted to approve a series of sweeping cuts, eliminating more than 70 jobs and dozens of district contracts while closing a historic elementary school. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 Just two months ago the school board voted to send out 3,200 notices of possible layoffs, a process that was expected to cut about 700 jobs. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 What remains is whether school boards will follow the law, or continue storing books in boxes that a federal judge has already told them to unpack. Jacob Crainic, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for school board

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of school board was in 1836

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“School board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20board. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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