Question

review: introductions great! answer one more correctly to continue. highlight the word or phrase that makes the thesis statement wordy. although meant to ensure student safety and security, school metal detectors destroy academic culture.

Explanation:

To determine the wordy part, we analyze the redundancy. "Safety and security" are very similar in meaning, so using both makes the phrase wordy as one of them could be omitted without losing meaning.

Answer:

safety and security