Definitions

alternative school

NOUN

nontraditional school

Synonyms

WEAK

alternate school

Example Sentences

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The council said it had to use non-accredited providers "from time to time" due to an increase in demand for alternative school places.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025

Then, over the objections of many in the audience who demanded a chance to comment before a vote was taken, the board officially transferred Dressback from Cahaba Heights Elementary to the alternative school.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

He went to Coast High, a loosely structured alternative school in Huntington Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Mr. Zhou, always a free spirit, had worked in Shanghai as a teacher at an alternative school.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

She was sent to the district’s alternative school for 30 days and told she could have faced criminal charges.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024