Okay, this is just silly:
A middle school student has been suspended because she is wearing a small diamond stud in her nose, which the principal says is distracting.
Tori Swanson, 12, is serving a three-day suspension for wearing the stud to Bailey Middle School and it will be renewed every time the sixth grader shows up with it, Principal Judy Pippen said.
Pippen said facial piercings distract other students and could hurt their performance on the state's standardized test.
Let it be known that I have no problem with schools enforcing dress codes and jewelry codes, but it's ridiculous to claim that one little nose bauble will cause other students to turf on the FCAT.
Posted by kswygert at March 31, 2004 01:39 PM