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Question: Are Tattoos and body piercing allowed to be shown? Ok in School?

Answer: Tattoos and body piercing are considered to be an expression of thought and are protected by the first amendment right to free speech (United States Constitution).

However, people under 18, because of their age and status as minors, are subject to rules which adults are not.

This true of school rules and attendance. At school, rules can be made that tattoos, piercing, clothes or hair-color must be covered or changed, and these rules are not unconstitutional.

Parents also have a right to control the behavior of children, and so can order their children to not display tattoos, piercing, or other things such as hair color.

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On 03/11/04
molly from MN said:
you sit there and say it would be weird if someone had tattoos all over there body they would look dumb but that is how some ppl express themselves and your sayin its dumb but you now wanna get a "little tattoo" and the only reason that you are proly gettin it is because you think you would be more cool or something before you get anything done you should not ask your friends if it will be cute or weather or not they think you should do it but think about the long run... are you still gonna be friends with the same ppl and are you still gonna want it
On 03/10/04
Kara from IN said:
i agree on that becaue i think you feel free to do what you want with your body because if you want to put holes in your body then do because bod pirecings don't affect your grade yes it may draw attention but it don't affect your grade and it's not the teacher problem if you get it riped out it's yours because you wanted it done do you see what i'm trying to say well thats all i have to say right now any ways
On 03/10/04
kara from IN said:
hey i'm not trying to be rude or any thing but you knoww you could always take it out later on in life but i do agree on the tatoo thing because your right about when your old but yonger kids might think it's kool but thats all i have to say like i said i'm not trying to be rude or any thing if it seems like i am i'm not
On 03/10/04
andrew from NY said:
hello lindsay i am getting my lip pierced but im gonna do it myuself cause its to much in the stores so im gonna use a saftypin ive already done it a couple times but i had to take it out like for certain reasons like school but i was wondering if you keep a saftypin in instead of a ring will it get infected because of the materials of the saftypin? thanks, andrew
On 03/08/04
chamay from CO said:
if people are going to express their indiviguality then let them do it in their own way not there parents not the techer yourself.
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