Peru Bans Long Hair for Boys and Makeup for Girls in Schools
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Keiko Fujimori is the president of Peru. She made a new rule for schools.
Boys cannot have long hair in public schools now. Girls cannot wear makeup.
Students also cannot dye their hair. The rule is for all public schools in Peru.
People say this plan is like rules from El Salvador. The president there, Nayib Bukele, has similar strict rules.
Some people like the new rule. Other people do not like it. They say it is not fair.
The government says the rule will help students study better. It wants schools to be more strict.
Vocabulary5 words
- president
- the leader of a country
- rule
- something people must do or not do
- public
- paid for by the government, for everyone
- makeup
- color people put on their face
- dye
- to change the color of something, like hair
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1. Keiko Fujimori 2. Makeup 3. Public schools in Peru
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Keiko Fujimori is the _____ of Peru. She made a new _____ for schools.
Boys cannot have long hair in _____ schools now. Girls cannot wear _____.
Students also cannot _____ their hair. The rule is for all public schools in Peru.
People say this plan is like rules from El Salvador. The president there, Nayib Bukele, has similar strict rules.
Some people like the new rule. Other people do not like it. They say it is not fair.
The government says the rule will help students study better. It wants schools to be more strict.
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