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Dictionary definition of “double-f school”

double-f school

n. a school which has received two failing grades from state agencies in four years, permitting its students a choice of attending other, better schools. Subjects: English, United States, Florida, Education, Jargon

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Citations: 2002 Steve Harrison Miami Herald (May 17) “Smart School in Lauderhill hoping to avoid the ” p. 1: The Smart School in Lauderhill, flagged by school district officials Tuesday as a possible “double-F” school, has struggled since it opened in 1999 as Broward’s first charter middle school. 2003 Jenny LaCoste Pensacola News Journal (Florida) (June 18) “Schools expect FCAT report card today” p. 1A: There are six D schools in Escambia County, and there is one “double F” school—Carver/Century K-8 School. 2004 Ana Veciana-Suarez Miami Herald (May 1) “We there yet? In Brown v. Education, no”: Schools in “certain” neighborhoods still have fewer advanced classes, more broken equipment, older facilities and less community involvement. They tend, in the parlance of modern education, to be Double-F schools, too.

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