at school
idiom
British
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm at school.
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School rules on gender In a first nationally, California will start enforcing a law prohibiting school districts from adopting policies that require staff to notify parents whose children change their gender identification at school.
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David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Indiana lawmakers passed an anti-bullying bill after an IndyStar story on the death by suicide of 13-year-old baseball phenom Terry Badger, who had been bullied daily at school.
—Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Dec. 2024
Beloved at school, her 15-year-old daughter Isabel was a lauded artist, a star soccer player and a gifted poet.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
For most of his adult life, Ángel Cabrera, 57, has been at school.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Indiana lawmakers passed an anti-bullying bill after an IndyStar story on the death by suicide of 13-year-old baseball phenom Terry Badger, who had been bullied daily at school.
—Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Dec. 2024
Beloved at school, her 15-year-old daughter Isabel was a lauded artist, a star soccer player and a gifted poet.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
For most of his adult life, Ángel Cabrera, 57, has been at school.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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