Stupid reason for getting suspended from junior high?

Question

i'm in eighth grade.

14.

a girl.

and i got suspended today for my lip piercing.

today was the first day i wore it to school.

they told me to take it out and i refused.

the security guards held me down.

i got handcuffed.

seriously wtf.

i think people school be able to have peircings!am i right?

this is a picture of my piercing :) w00t

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Answer 1

security guards?  what kind of school is this?

  but seriously, stupid reason

Answer 2

that is stupid

Answer 3

Wow, I agree, that is really stupid.

I&#039;ve never seen that type of piercing on a lip before, I admit it is a bit different... but piercing are just another way of expressing yourself, just like clothing, hairstyles, make up and anything else you wear.  

Answer 4

Uhm.. Get out of that school like now ?

Answer 5

Well if you would have just taken it out calmly nothing would have happened. The school has the right to control image things like that (it&#039;s called dress code) so arguing won&#039;t make it better. You got suspended not because of the piercing, but because you chose to put up a fight with them and got irate. You should have just let it go ;)

I agree with you on the bit about whether or not expressing yourself should be allowed. You are at the age where you can decide for yourself what you want your image to be, and if piercings do it for you, then you should be allowed to be what YOU want to be. It&#039;s unfair when schools use their power to dictate like this, but all you can really do is just wait till you get out.

Good luck, I hope everything works out.  

Answer 6

You have security guards? That&#039;s messed up!

Answer 7

Uh, if they restrained you for a dress code violation--your rights were violated, and you should get the press on that **** immediately.  

Answer 8

If it is against the rules they have every right to suspend you...

Answer 9

that is a bit strange with the security guards and handcuffs... i don&#039;t know a school that has security guards! you might as well give in though because even though you are taking a stand and that&#039;s good they won&#039;t mind keeping one pupil suspended or expel them. but yeah people should be allowed to have piercings! i think there should be a limit to how many you can have on show but what the hecks the matter with them?! get the whole school to go into school tomorrow with one like yours!

Answer 10

They...handcuffed you?

And 14 is too young for a lip piercing, sorry.

But...handcuffed? wth?

Answer 11

wow,  

Answer 12

wow,,,, thats crazyy

Answer 13

woww. they held you down and handcuffed you!? seriuosly woww.

but i guess if everyone starts wearing facial pearcings its gonna look ridiculously scary walking down the halls of THAT school.

but yeah schools usually hate it with facial pearcings. just learn from it and dont think its stupid cuz its senseless worrying about it when its gonna do nothing. i mean maybe the handcuffs were a little much but then maybe your parents or someone could complain about that. idk

good luck