Definition of "school board" [school board]

• A local board that oversees public schools. (noun)

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• "This one featured the Water Wings cocaptains actually looking away from the camera as they sat in the front row of a school board meeting."
• "Miss Deale was still our teacher, since the school board continued to allow her to advance with her class."
• "Dakota downloaded a letter from the ACLU website and presented it to the school board at the meeting, informing them that under federal law they had to allow the GSA or ban all noncurricular clubs."