The line that most strongly indicates that students from Overton are unwilling to go to a school with the name of their rivals is:
B. As Overton student body president Daksi Patel said at the last school board meeting, "We Overton students decry the mandatory transfer of any of us to another high school, but we vehemently oppose our athletes and scholars being forced to wear the unwelcome name Central High Bears."
Which line from the text MOST STRONGLY indicates that students from Overton are unwilling to go to a school with the name of their rivals?
A.
Along with the change in location, the school board is considering a change in the name of the new school and has even begun accepting suitable names from the community.
B.
As Overton student body president Daksi Patel said at the last school board meeting, "We Overton students decry the mandatory transfer of any of us to another high school, but we vehemently oppose our athletes and scholars being forced to wear the unwelcome name Central High Bears."
C.
Indeed, our local newspaper recently published an editorial calling for a name change for the new high school "in order to afford newcomers participation in ground up community building and to put a fresh, collaborative face on our town."
D.
We do not want to force anyone to wear a team shirt or a class ring from a school (s)he does not honor, but we believe that the name Central High School resounds with deserved pride, positive tradition, and democratic promise.
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