Bernardo and Lionel are two teenage Latino boys who live in a middle-class neighborhood in Texas. They are each suspended from school for a week for fighting. What aspect of the boys' social positions is most likely to have marginalized them and increased the seriousness of their punishment from detention to suspension?
A. wealth
B. education
C. race
D. religion
Answer: C
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