school district

noun

|Updated on: 11 Aug 2018

Definition of school district

: a unit for administration of a public-school system often comprising several towns within a state

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Recent Examples of school district from the Web

The school district has agreements with the Sheriff’s Office and city police departments to provide law enforcement.

— scott travis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Most applying to be Broward armed guardians fail to meet qualifications," 13 July 2018
But thanks to an Indiana state law, the school district must turn the public building over to Purdue Polytechnic for as little as $1.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "What’s really going on in Indiana’s public schools," 12 July 2018
The letter requests the school district include a discussion of the resolution at its next meeting on July 16.

— sarah brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "Everytown for Gun Safety sends letter urging Madison Local Schools to not arm teachers," 9 July 2018
The child's parents filed the lawsuit in February, alleging the teacher lacked sufficient training making the school district negligent.

— Anchorage Daily News, "City settles with family of boy permanently injured in PE," 8 July 2018
If no student, parent, or guardian responds to this notice, the school district will assume consent to destroy the entire record specific to the student.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "District to destroy specific special education records," 7 July 2018
The district has declined to comment on the case, through a statement from Joe Koch, deputy superintendent for the school district.

— nicole aimone, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Waukesha School District administrator didn't report student's sexual assault, complaint says," 6 July 2018
For example, the Weatherford school district has several locations serving lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays.

— rick mauch, star-telegram, "Free summer lunches a tasty hit in Fort Worth area," 3 July 2018
Once the board and charter agree on a plan of action, the school district will monitor its progress.

— diana lambert, sacbee, "Adult charter could lose state funds, face sanctions after state review finds questionable practices," 3 July 2018

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