Scholasticide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The systematic destruction of academics and educators. uncountable

    "Some have suggested that a federal conflicts statute would be tantamount to scholasticide, the “truly unpardonable sin.”"

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"Some have suggested that a federal conflicts statute would be tantamount to scholasticide, the “truly unpardonable sin.”"

Etymology

From scholastic + -cide.

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