alternative school

noun

Updated on: 8 Apr 2018

Definition of alternative school

: an elementary or secondary school with a nontraditional curriculum

Recent Examples of alternative school from the Web

Pollio said the task-force will focus on incorporating more support services into the district's alternative schools, such as counseling.

— mandy mclaren, The Courier-Journal, "Check out Superintendent Marty Pollio’s 5-point plan to reshape JCPS," 29 Mar. 2018
Currently, some 90 students would could possibly attend the alternative school are now enrolled at public and private schools outside Evanston, including in Highland Park and Niles , said ETHS Dist. 202 Chief Financial Officer Mary Rodino.

— genevieve bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, "Plans to bring alternative high school near blocks of single-family homes would 'marginalize' the community: Residents," 19 Mar. 2018
Protests over Stewart contrasted with the reaction to a similar partnership at Brewer Academy, an alternative school for students with emotional or behavioral disorders.

— alia malik, San Antonio Express-News, "SAISD to vote Monday to contract out a school to a charter network," 17 Mar. 2018
The alternative school was relocated to the former Pawtuckett Elementary building in northwest Charlotte, a move that teachers say has increase the stress because the building isn’t designed for teens.

— ann doss helms, charlotteobserver, "‘We are afraid’ at CMS disciplinary school, teacher group tells school board | Charlotte Observer," 14 Mar. 2018
About a week after the move to the townhouse, Nikolas Cruz was involuntarily transferred out of Stoneman Douglas, apparently for assaulting another student, and re-assigned to his second alternative school.

— Anchorage Daily News, "How a scrawny misfit turned into Florida’s worst school shooter," 26 Feb. 2018
The City Council and others have referenced it as an alternative school.

— genevieve bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, "Plans to bring alternative high school near blocks of single-family homes would 'marginalize' the community: Residents," 19 Mar. 2018
Among those who traveled to Frankfort to rally against Senate Bill 1 on Monday was Karen Schwartz, a teacher at Phoenix School of Discovery, an alternative school in Jefferson County.

— tom loftus, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky pension reform: Republicans cling to bill as protesters hold biggest rally yet," 12 Mar. 2018
The district then recommended that Cruz enroll in an off-campus alternative school.

— Fox News, "Nikolas Cruz's mom, tormented by his behavior, weighed signing over parental rights: family source," 8 Mar. 2018

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