"alternative school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alternative schools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alternative school (plural alternative schools)
  1. An educational establishment whose curriculum and methods are nontraditional.
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  2. A school for students who have been expelled from ordinary schools.
    Sense id: en-alternative_school-en-noun-jMAaxDru Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
     
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