Alternative school
any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school.
contemporary examples
when i was in college, i taught for a year and a half at an alternative school with behavioral-disability kids.
friday night’s bright light miriam datskovsky march 12, 2009
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