alternative school

noun

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Definition of alternative school

: an elementary or secondary school with a nontraditional curriculum

Recent Examples of alternative school from the Web

After that, Assistant Principal Patrice McCauley convened a hearing to decide whether he should be sent to an alternative school.

— ann doss helms, charlotteobserver, "He was suspended, then things got worse. But this CMS teen never gave up.," 7 June 2018
But her best options, such as an alternative school that specializes in helping children who have behavioral problems, are too expensive.

— sharon broussard, cleveland.com, "TJ Bell continues to struggle at school, mom searches for help: A Greater Cleveland," 9 May 2018
The student was assigned to the alternative school earlier this year, the press release states.

— dana burke, Houston Chronicle, "Texas City teacher's aide accused of improper relationship with student," 24 May 2018
Yet on the enrollment summary the Fort Wort school district sent to the UIL, the district claimed Trimble Tech was not an alternative school.

— mac engel, star-telegram, "Fort Worth school district tried to game UIL on realignment, sources say | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 22 May 2018
Not until fourth grade at an alternative school with an African-focused curriculum in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood did Penic feel valued and validated as a black student.

— melinda d. anderson, The Atlantic, "The Radical Self-Reliance of Black Homeschooling," 17 May 2018
Instead, he was suspended and placed in an alternative school for the next three years of his elementary school experience.

— chicago tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Letter: A pivotal shift in the way we approach discipline in our schools," 4 Apr. 2018
Two years ago, nine students at an alternative school on the north side of Chicago spent part of their summer playing a video game named Bystander.

— rachel stone, The New Republic, "A Video Game That Wants to Stop Sexual Harassment," 15 May 2018
This description is offered to alternative schools that show academic progress.

— lois k. solomon, Sun-Sentinel.com, "District weighs fate of charter school with far too few students," 27 Apr. 2018

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