What I'm getting at is this: The story is about notable consequences at a school, which is not a private institution (generally). So, the commenter was probabl

What I'm getting at is this: The story is about notable consequences at a school, which is not a private institution (generally). So, the commenter was probably using the term in conjunction with such consequences. It was clear from the comment, and the response seemed to be nit-picking a pseudo dictionary definition, so I tried to point out the colloquial usage.