Is this correct "in school" ? I read a sentence from book "In some countries, the parents expect children to spend long time in studying both in and after school and have less free time." I don't und

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Is this correct "in school" ? I read a sentence from book "In some countries, the parents expect children to spend long time in studying both in and after school and have less free time." I don't understand that why the prep is " in", I think it should be "at school" right?

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Thanks a lot for your help, Krystal :) Now I understand :)

Both are correct. Generally "in school" is used more in America and "at school" is used more in the UK.

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