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Student Fights Dress Code for Religion

Sophomore Stacy Carol is facing a disciplinary hearing for violating her school's dress code by refusing to remove her facial jewelry. The school does not allow facial piercings for girls. Stacy argues she should be exempt for religious reasons, as the school made exceptions for two Muslim students to wear hijabs. Stacy's mom supports her daughter and has hired the ACLU to represent Stacy at the hearing, believing Stacy has a strong religious exemption case. They hope the school will decide to let Stacy keep wearing her jewelry and uphold her First Amendment rights to freedom of religion.

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Student Fights Dress Code for Religion

Sophomore Stacy Carol is facing a disciplinary hearing for violating her school's dress code by refusing to remove her facial jewelry. The school does not allow facial piercings for girls. Stacy argues she should be exempt for religious reasons, as the school made exceptions for two Muslim students to wear hijabs. Stacy's mom supports her daughter and has hired the ACLU to represent Stacy at the hearing, believing Stacy has a strong religious exemption case. They hope the school will decide to let Stacy keep wearing her jewelry and uphold her First Amendment rights to freedom of religion.

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DiamondBell

Journalism
9/16/15

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SophomoreStacyCarolwillbeattendingadisciplinaryhearingonApril10
becauseshefailedtoobeytheschoolruleswhentheyaskedhertotakeherfacial
jewelryoff.
Idon'tunderstandwhythedistrictwon'[Link],StacyCarolIhave
[Link].I
justwanttogobacktoclass.
Stacyisbreakingthedresscodebecausetheschooldoesnotallowfacial
jewelryforgirls,theycanonlyhaveearpiercings.
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ourschoolswouldbelikeifweallowedtoletourstudentswearwhatevertheyliked.
Theschool,however,madeanexceptionfortwoMuslimstudentssotheycan
weartheirhijabs.
ThepiercingispartofStacy'[Link],but
shealsodoesn'twantherFirstAmendmentrightstrampled.
TheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionagreedtohelpStacyandhermombecause
theyalsodisagreewiththesituation.
[Link],SoniaStephen,TheACLUlawyer."Itisinthebest
interestoftheschooldistricttoallowherareligiousexemptionfromthe
dress
code.

Stacy'smomisonhersidewiththissituationandhopesthattheschoolwillmake
thedecisiontoletStacykeepinherjewlery.
IaskedStacyifshewantedtobackdownandtakeoutthelipjewelry,butshe
[Link],shewantstostandupforherself
andIamproud.

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