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Reform school   /rəfˈɔrm skul/   Listen
Reform school

noun
1.
Correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders.  Synonyms: reformatory, training school.





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"Reform school" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Nothing like this has happened since I have been at the Hall, but I've heard her say that this is not a reform school, and girls who have to be punished and scolded are not wanted here. If they can't measure up to the standard of good behaviour, they can't stay. As long as this is the first offence, she'll probably be given ...
— The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation • Annie Fellows Johnston


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