Piercings

[jaysoncrawford]

Mississippi
My daughter got her lipped pierced two weeks ago (with my permission of course). All was well until last week the principal spotted it. He told her to take it out but she informed him it was new so she couldn't. He placed her in ISS for the day and told my wife it was in the handbook. We searched the handbook three times and nothing is mentioned of any piercings anywhere. Now today one of her teachers (the same class the principal pulled her from) gave her a detention. The question being, can they enforce this if it is not in the student/school board handbook?

 

[Antigone*]

My daughter got her lipped pierced two weeks ago (with my permission of course). All was well until last week the principal spotted it. He told her to take it out but she informed him it was new so she couldn't. He placed her in ISS for the day and told my wife it was in the handbook. We searched the handbook three times and nothing is mentioned of any piercings anywhere. Now today one of her teachers (the same class the principal pulled her from) gave her a detention. The question being, can they enforce this if it is not in the student/school board handbook?

You might have an old copy of the handbook. The school can enforce a dress code. These types of piercings can be very distracting.

 

[jaysoncrawford]

no we went to school and requested the latest copy. how can this be a distraction. it looks like a mole. and not to mention all the other kids who have them and other rules that were listed that are broken on a daily basis

 

[Antigone*]

no we went to school and requested the latest copy. how can this be a distraction. it looks like a mole. and not to mention all the other kids who have them and other rules that were listed that are broken on a daily basis

Ahhh, So you are one of those people who jumps off the cliff just because everyone else does, hmmmmm...gotcha

 

[ecmst12]

While I'm a little disturbed by the school second guessing the parents about the child's piercing, you might as well teach kiddo that this is the reaction her piercing could get from potential employers and other people in a position to judge her.

 

[justalayman]

OP's dang lucky I am not an administrator at the school. Lip piercings can cause irreparable damage to teeth. I would be calling CPS to deal with it.

but that's just me being a mean old cuss that has seen the teeth of people that wear piercings in their lips.

Could it be that she is constantly being distracted by her own piercing and messing with it. If so, I would suggest it would fall under some sort of catch all that prohibits distracting situations.

you know, the lizard eye contacts, the **** arm band, the devil horn implants. While each is generally not specifically banned, they easily fall under such a catch all ban.

 

[ecmst12]

Depends on where exactly the piercing is, not all lip piercings come into contact with the teeth. If it's a high-placed "beauty mark" piercing it's unlikely she's playing with it AND it's not resting on her teeth either. Gum erosion could still be a problem down the line, but not with properly fitted jewelry.

Teenagers are going to find ways to rebel and express themselves....easily removeable piercings, done at clean shops with parental permission, are definitely preferrable to permanent tattoos or anything done in a back-ally shop that doesn't check ID.

 

[Humusluvr]

It's a shame if the school is not enforcing the dress code for each and every student. It shows that you can try them, and might get away with things that are banned.

At the school I taught at, no piercings, no facial hair, shirts tucked in, no flip flops, no shorts. The principal stood at the door every morning as the kids walked in, and turned them right around to their parents cars if they were in violation.

Take the piercing out, send her to a different school, but whatever you do, the answer that involves the least amount of effort is the one that involves not breaking the rules in the ifrst place.