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    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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    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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    Districtmeet 2 Finaldraft

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    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

    Leaguetown
    SophomoreStacyCarolwillbeattendingadisciplinaryhearingonApril10
    becauseshefailedtoobeytheschoolruleswhentheyaskedhertotakeherfacial
    jewelryoff.
    Idon'tunderstandwhythedistrictwon'tdropthis.said,StacyCarolIhave
    neverbeensuspended.Infactihaveneverhadareferral.IamastraightAstudent.I
    justwanttogobacktoclass.
    Stacyisbreakingthedresscodebecausetheschooldoesnotallowfacial
    jewelryforgirls,theycanonlyhaveearpiercings.
    Wehaveadresscodetohaveorderanddisciplineinourschools.Imaginewhat
    ourschoolswouldbelikeifweallowedtoletourstudentswearwhatevertheyliked.
    Theschool,however,madeanexceptionfortwoMuslimstudentssotheycan
    weartheirhijabs.
    ThepiercingispartofStacy'sreligion.mydaughterwantstogotoclass,but
    shealsodoesn'twantherFirstAmendmentrightstrampled.
    TheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionagreedtohelpStacyandhermombecause
    theyalsodisagreewiththesituation.
    Stacyhasasolidcase.Said,SoniaStephen,TheACLUlawyer."Itisinthebest
    interestoftheschooldistricttoallowherareligiousexemptionfromthe
    dress
    code.

    Stacy'smomisonhersidewiththissituationandhopesthattheschoolwillmake
    thedecisiontoletStacykeepinherjewlery.
    IaskedStacyifshewantedtobackdownandtakeoutthelipjewelry,butshe
    believesinourchurchfreedom.SaidLareinaCarol,shewantstostandupforherself
    andIamproud.

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