Question

Which evidence from paragraph 4 best supports the idea that many schools have mandatory uniforms for students?


“In cases involving school dress codes, courts across the country have generally upheld school policies.”


“According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the past decade the number of public schools requiring students to wear uniforms has almost doubled, to 19 percent.”


“In 2001, a group of students and parents in Texas took a school district to court contending that the school's mandatory uniform policy violated First Amendment rights.”


“The Fifth Circuit Court ruled that the school's policy was constitutional and that students had failed to show that the policy suppressed free expression.”

Answer 1

“According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the past decade the number of public schools requiring students to wear uniforms has almost doubled, to 19 percent.”

This sentence gives a statistic showing a substantial number of schools have mandatory uniforms.