In August, a group of eighth grade girls took part in an unusual protest in the American state of Maryland. The girls are students at Urbana Middle School in Frederick County, Maryland. When they walked into Urbana’s dining room in yellow, baggy t-shirts, everyone cheered. The top school official required the group to wear the shirts after violating Urbana’s dress code. But the girls added large lettering to their clothing. It read: “I am more than a distraction.” The t-shirt punishment is not written in Urbana’s dress code; the school official made it up. That is one reason why the girls carried out their protest. The girls are part of a larger group of students in Frederick County who believe dress codes unfairly target girls. Also in Maryland, a young woman named Rachel Zuniga launched what became a popular student petition at Linganore High School. Her campaign questioned why many of Linganore’s dress code policies required girls to cover up too much of their bodies.
Title: Growing Number of American Girls Question School Dress Codes
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/school_dress_code.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Growing Number of American Girls Question School Dress Codes' data-article-id='2016'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11625'>In August, a group of eighth grade girls took part in an unusual protest in the American state of Maryland.</span> <span data-start-time='11625' data-end-time='19771'>The girls are students at Urbana Middle School in Frederick County, Maryland.</span> <span data-start-time='19771' data-end-time='28521'>When they walked into Urbana’s dining room in yellow, baggy t-shirts, everyone cheered.</span> <span data-start-time='28521' data-end-time='38021'>The top school official required the group to wear the shirts after violating Urbana’s dress code.</span> <span data-start-time='38021' data-end-time='43167'>But the girls added large lettering to their clothing.</span> <span data-start-time='43167' data-end-time='48021'>It read: “I am more than a distraction.”</span> <span data-start-time='48021' data-end-time='56771'>The t-shirt punishment is not written in Urbana’s dress code; the school official made it up.</span> <span data-start-time='56771' data-end-time='62396'>That is one reason why the girls carried out their protest.</span> <span data-start-time='62396' data-end-time='72229'>The girls are part of a larger group of students in Frederick County who believe dress codes unfairly target girls.</span> <span data-start-time='72229' data-end-time='84583'>Also in Maryland, a young woman named Rachel Zuniga launched what became a popular student petition at Linganore High School.</span> <span data-start-time='84583' data-end-time='96542'>Her campaign questioned why many of Linganore’s dress code policies required girls to cover up too much of their bodies.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/school_dress_code.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7558 data-hint-location='19771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/what_were_the_girls_at_urbana_middle_school_made_to_wear_after_breaking_the_dress_code.m4a'>What were the girls at Urbana Middle School made to wear after breaking the dress code?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='yellow, baggy t-shirts'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/large_yellow_hats.m4a'><span>large yellow hats</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/long_dresses.m4a'><span>long dresses</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/yellow_baggy_tshirts.m4a'><span>yellow, baggy t-shirts</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/tie_dye_shirts.m4a'><span>tie dye shirts</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7559 data-hint-location='19771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/what_does_tshirt_mean.m4a'>What does t-shirt mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a shirt that has short sleeves and no collar and that is usually made of cotton'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/a_shirt_that_has_short_sleeves_and_no_collar_and_that_is_usually_made_of_cotton.m4a'><span>a shirt that has short sleeves and no collar and that is usually made of cotton</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/a_type_of_shirt_that_is_too_big_to_wear.m4a'><span>a type of shirt that is too big to wear</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/a_shirt_that_has_shrunk_after_it_was_washed.m4a'><span>a shirt that has shrunk after it was washed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/a_shirt_that_has_long_sleeve.m4a'><span>a shirt that has long sleeve</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7560 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/in_august_a_group_of_eighth_grade_girls_took_part_in_an_unusual_protest_in_the_american_state_of__blank_.m4a'>In August, a group of eighth grade girls took part in an unusual protest in the American state of <span class='blank'>Maryland</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Maryland'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/massachusetts.m4a'><span>Massachusetts</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/maryland.m4a'><span>Maryland</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/california.m4a'><span>California</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1509/alaska.m4a'><span>Alaska</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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