"parent trigger" meaning in All languages combined

See parent trigger on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: parent triggers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parent trigger (plural parent triggers)
  1. (US, education, law) A legal maneuver through which parents can change the administration of a poorly performing public school, most notably by transforming it into a charter school. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-parent_trigger-en-noun-ZJ8ffKjv Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Education, Law Topics: education, law

Inflected forms

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