boarding school

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Stoppard attended boarding schools in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, but found lessons dull.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four years older than me, he was dispatched to an American boarding school in Kodaikanal, a “hill station” scattered across the crevices of the Palani Hills, the eastern stretch of the Western Ghats mountain range.

From The Wall Street Journal

A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country's president said.

From BBC

Authorities ordered the closure of public and private boarding schools in Niger State on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Niger state government accused the Catholic school of defying orders to temporarily close all boarding schools in parts of the state following an intelligence report of an "increased threat level" in areas bordering Kebbi.

From Barron's