out-of-school suspension
English
Noun
out-of-school suspension (countable and uncountable, plural out-of-school suspensions)
- (education) A type of primary and secondary school disciplinary method in which, for a given period of time, the students being punished are not allowed to attend school or be on the school campus for any reason.
Usage notes
Often distinguished from in-school suspension.
Synonyms
- OSS (initialism)
- suspension