noun
A school for children with disabilities or special educational needs. The term is somewhat older; the modern legal term is 特別支援学校 (とくべつしえんがっこう), but 特殊教育学校 is still understood and used in general contexts.
See also: 特別支援学校
彼女は特殊教育学校で働いています。
She works at a special needs school.
特殊教育学校では、個々の障害に合わせた教育が行われている。
At special needs schools, education tailored to each disability is provided.
The modern official term for special needs schools in Japan, replacing 特殊教育学校 in legal and administrative contexts. 特殊教育学校 is still used colloquially and in older texts.
Compound of 特殊 (とくしゅ, 'special') + 教育 (きょういく, 'education') + 学校 (がっこう, 'school').