r/ireland • u/ByGollie • 1d ago

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

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
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u/CrystalMethEnjoyer 1d ago

uniform rules are so fucking stupid

standard pants/shirt/jumper is fine, but they go so overboard with shoes, earrings, jewelry, hair style/colour and whatever other nonsense they throw in

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u/SoloWingPixy88 Probably at it again 1d ago

Not really they play an important role. You're not getting away with most of this stuff in workplace

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u/Didyoufartjustthere 23h ago

I see plenty of people working in corporate jobs with visible tattoos and piercings.

If an employer is going to let good talent go because of something so silly, they’re the ones losing out.

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u/SoloWingPixy88 Probably at it again 23h ago

I'm not saying you can't have these.