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reform school

[ri-fawrm skool] / rɪˈfɔrm ˌskul /


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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

Shot from the point of view of its characters, two Black boys navigating the horrors of a Florida reform school, “Nickel Boys” invites moviegoers to immerse themselves and bear witness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024

Keep in mind I had worked in a reform school for girls!

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2024

If I wasn’t convincing, I’d be sent off to a reform school with people like Billy Deel, and Mr. Becker would have the satisfaction of knowing he’d been right all along not to trust me.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls


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