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Student Suspended Over Lip Piercing Dispute

Stacy Carol, a sophomore, has been suspended for not removing her lip piercing which violates the school's dress code. The school will hold a disciplinary hearing on April 10th to potentially move Carol to an alternative school. While the superintendent believes dress codes model professional expectations, Carol and her mother claim their religious freedom is being violated as members of the Church of Body Modification where body modification is part of their faith expression. The ACLU agreed to defend Carol at her hearing and may pursue the issue in court, believing Carol has a solid religious exemption case.

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Student Suspended Over Lip Piercing Dispute

Stacy Carol, a sophomore, has been suspended for not removing her lip piercing which violates the school's dress code. The school will hold a disciplinary hearing on April 10th to potentially move Carol to an alternative school. While the superintendent believes dress codes model professional expectations, Carol and her mother claim their religious freedom is being violated as members of the Church of Body Modification where body modification is part of their faith expression. The ACLU agreed to defend Carol at her hearing and may pursue the issue in court, believing Carol has a solid religious exemption case.

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Sophomore, Stacy Carol, has been suspended for not removing her lip piercing which is
against school dress code. On April 10, the school will conduct a disciplinary hearing to remove
Carol to an alternative school if she does not remove her piercing.
We have a dress code to have order and discipline in our schools, superintendent
Parker Gordon said. We also want our students to understand expectations in dress.
Employers have dress codes. We are modeling the business world with our expectations.
Carol and her mother belong to the Church of Body Modification, and Carol believes her
First Amendment right to exercise religion is being violated.
My mother and I joined the church over the winter break, said Carol. Through body
modification, we can change how we see ourselves and the world around us. You choose how
you want to express your faith. I dont understand why the district wont drop this.
The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union agreed to defend Carol at her
discipline hearing and said if she lost, it would pursue the issue in court.
Stacy has a solid case, ACLU lawyer Sonia Stephens said. It is in the best interest of
the school district to allow her a religious exemption.

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