reform school
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The actor stars alongside Tracey Ullman and Emily Watson in a film that follows the weary employees and difficult students of an English reform school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Hundreds of boys, many with troubled backgrounds, were sent to the reform school on the border of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire by local authorities across England.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
Set in the 1960s, “Nickel Boys” is based on the real-life events of Dozier School, a Florida reform school called Nickel Academy in the book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
Keep in mind I had worked in a reform school for girls!
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024
He said that reform school had the wrong reputation; he talked about what the word “reform” meant—to change and become better.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
