A mother insisted the school went “too far” after refusing to teach her daughter until she removed her nose ring.
Tink has been keeping people updated on daughter Ruby’s issues with her school, which have worsened significantly after a new principal started.
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Despite strict regulations, Tink continued to help Ruby express her individuality, dyeing her hair red and even piercing her nose.
But the school wasn’t accepting of their latest appearance changes and isolated Ruby and her cousin Maisie when they arrived at school with their noses pierced – despite them being covered in flesh-coloured tape.
On Wednesday night, Tink returned to TikTok to accuse the school of going “too far” with its latest punishment.
“So the school has decided that they won’t teach Ruby or Maisie until they have their nose ring removed,” she said.
“I replaced both nose rings yesterday with clear plastic container retainers so you can’t even see them.
“And they went to school and were put in isolation.
“I went back to school and wanted to speak to the principal.
“I have asked to speak to the director three times and each time they said she was in a meeting and she refused.
“He refused to even call me, contact me or anything like that.
“This director stays in our office whenever I’m there and refuses to leave.
“Even when I asked her to call me to inform me of her decision today, she didn’t.”
Instead, Tink was called by the vice principal, who informed her of the decision that the teachers would refuse to teach the two girls if they did not remove the studs.
“Ruby is obviously upset, Maisie is upset,” she continued.
“As a parent, I don’t know what I should do because obviously I can’t keep keeping my son out of school because it will be detrimental to him.
“But at the same time, I want her to be proud of who she wants to be and look exactly how she wants.”
She concluded: “The school system is failing and I don’t know what to do.”
“Too far,” she captioned the video.
Why do schools have such strict rules about appearance?
WHY can’t students dye their hair, paint their nails, get tattoos or piercings at school? Surely they should be allowed to express their individuality?
Well, according to QuoraThere are five main reasons why such appearance changes are prohibited at school.
1. Maintain a professional appearance
Students are required to follow the uniform policy to present themselves in a professional manner. Doing this helps create a sense of discipline and respect for the learning environment.
2. Security Concerns
In some situations, there may be safety concerns related to a change in appearance. This would apply if someone had extremely long, untied hair, for example, as it could get caught in equipment during gym classes or while playing with friends.
3. Minimizing interruptions
Many schools have a strict policy regarding student appearance in an attempt to minimize disruption. Some educational centers believe that someone with brightly dyed hair or a large piercing ends up being a distraction to other students and therefore harms the learning process.
4. Preparation for the workplace
Many jobs – especially corporate or medical jobs – have strict rules regarding appearance, with piercings, tattoos and dyed hair all on the banned list. So preventing students from having these changes in schools means they will be prepared for them not to be allowed when they have jobs too.
5. Cultural/social norms
Schools can seek to reflect in their policies the norms of what is considered appropriate or acceptable in different cultures and communities.
“I don’t understand how a piercing affects learning,” one person commented.
“The board of education is the next step Tink, this is absolutely ridiculous,” said another.
“I would call the local council and speak to the education department for advice!” a third advised.
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