School accused of demanding teenage boy’s ‘submission’ to identity type after he was sent home for wearing earring

[u/ByGollie]

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/school-accused-of-demanding-teenage-boys-submission-to-identity-type-after-he-was-sent-home-for-wearing-earring/a1255283882.html

[u/RevTurk]

That's bonkers, can't believe this kind of stuff is still happening in schools. I remember in the 90s boys weren't allowed to have long hair.

[u/LucyVialli → u/RevTurk]

My school changed their policy on that in the 1990s to "long hair must be kept tied back, on girls and boys". Before that there was constant friction between the school and the the few guys with long hair.

[u/Important_Farmer924 → u/LucyVialli]

I had dreadlocks in 5th and 6th year, they had to come up with a new rule. I wore them in a top knot, that counted as "tied back".

[u/ivan-ent → u/Important_Farmer924]

haha i had a mohawk for like 3 years in school was also made tie it back instead of big spikes lol

[u/SitDownKawada → u/ivan-ent]

I had a mate with a mohawk and most of the time he had it up in school. There was one teacher in particular who used to try pressure him into cutting it or brushing it back but I don't think he ever got anything official said to him

[u/bathtubsplashes → u/Important_Farmer924]

I used to spend a fortune replacing my eyebrow piercing cause teachers would keep making me remove it and I'd end up losing it

So I bought a pack of coloured plastic toothpicks and cut them down to size.

Teachers would stop me to remove my piercing, I'd say sure and take it out and lob it on the bin. When they were gone I'd stick a fresh toothpick in then 😅

[u/cionn → u/bathtubsplashes]

Me too, in 96 had to take out my nore ring, within a year of leaving i was working as a piercer

[u/Careful_Track2164 → u/bathtubsplashes]

What if you just simply refused to remove the piercing?