Stud-y leave

A furious dad has vowed to home school his teenage daughter after she was excluded from the classroom – for wearing a nose stud.

I see this as a discriminatory rule. It is archaic and has no reason for being other than “we don’t like it and you must obey”.

Ruth Charlton

Rules are there for everyone! Put a plaster on and cover it while in school for health and safety compliance (like I did with my belly button piercing) or take it out.

It’s that simple. A plaster stops it being ripped out. That’s why piercings are forbidden – to protect kids from unnecessary injuries, nothing else.

Amanda Rogerson

The stupid plaster would garner more attention than the piercing. Most of these dress codes are archaic and unnecessary.

Melanie Silver School rules should be there for the health, safety and education of the child. A piercing does not affect that in any shape, way or form. It’s just a control issue and has nothing to do with health and safety.

Beth Clarke At the high school I attended as long as you wore the school uniform they didn’t care about what piercings you had or what colour your hair was dyed. It never interfered with our education.

Gemma Coull It’s called discipline and following basic rules and instructions. It’s not rocket science.

Caroline Picker

Her education can’t be that important to her if her looks take precedence over it.

Bill Thomson

If it’s against school rules, why get the piercing in the first place? If her education is that important take the piercing out and get her back to school. She can have it done again when she leaves school.

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