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ESN

British

abbreviation

educationally subnormal; formerly used to designate a person of limited intelligence who needs special schooling

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Maisie left her ESN school at the age of 13 and started at mainstream secondary school.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

The author, Grenadan writer and teacher Bernard Coard, taught in an ESN school and had noticed the high number of Caribbean children there.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

"The ESN label crippled my confidence. I could have been anybody - but I was never given the tools to be the person I was born to be," says Maisie.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

While some ESN schools did have good examples of teaching, for many pupils, their needs were overlooked.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

The SSC/MAC will contact Customer Services E911 Group and verify that the subscriber should be able to call 911 and obtain the ESN.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce

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