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    "I don't understand why the district won't drop this," says Stacy Carol. "My mother and I joined the church over the winter break," says Lareina Carol. Others believe that the church does not qualify as a true religion.

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    "I don't understand why the district won't drop this," says Stacy Carol. "My mother and I joined the church over the winter break," says Lareina Carol. Others believe that the church does not qualify as a true religion.

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    "I don't understand why the district won't drop this," says Stacy Carol. "My mother and I joined the church over the winter break," says Lareina Carol. Others believe that the church does not qualify as a true religion.

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    StudentStacyCarolwillbetakentoadisciplinaryhearingonApril10toberemovedand
    takentothealternativeschooluntilshechoosestoremoveherlipjewelry.
    Idontunderstandwhythedistrictwontdropthis,saysCarol,whodefendsherbody
    modificationwithreligion.Ihaveneverbeensuspended.Infact,Ihaveneverhadareferral.I
    amastraightAstudent.Ijustwanttogetbacktoclass.
    Carolcontinuestoexplainhowhermotherandherselfcametothereligion.
    MymotherandIjoinedthechurchoverthewinterbreak,Carolcontinues.Wehad
    beensearchingforachurchsincewemovedtoLeaguetownlastyear.Wemeetattheminister's
    housewithaboutsevento10memberseachSunday.
    LareinaCarol,Stacysmother,issupportingherdaughterduringthistime.
    IwasgratefulwhentheACLUagreedtohelpus,saysLareina.Thepiercingispartof
    Stacysreligion.Mydaughterwantstogotoclass,butshealsodoesntwantherFirst
    Amendmentrightstrampled.IaskedStacyifshewantedtobackdownandtakeoutthelip
    jewelry,butshebelievesinourchurchandinourfreedom.Shewantstostandupforherself
    andforthat,Iamproud.
    OthersbelievethatTheChurchofBodyModificationdoesnotqualifyasatruereligion
    andthattheFirstAmendmentdoesnotprotectthem.
    PeoplecryFirstAmendmentviolationsallofthetime,saysJettRamirez,a
    constitutionallawyer.Freedomofreligionisabigone.Justbecauseafewpeoplegettogether
    andcallthemselvesachurchdoesnotmeantheyareachurchintheeyesofthelaw.Heck,In
    AustraliathereisamovementforaJedichurch.Doesthatmeanwehavetoallowallteenage
    boystowearJediKnightrobesandcarrylightsaberstoschool?Theschooldistrictshouldhold
    itsground.Ibelievethecourtswillseetheabsurdityinthis.
    Carolcontinuestoexplainwhatshebelievesandwhyshebelievesitisnotaproblem.
    Wedontworshipatattooedgodoranythinglikethat,Carolsays,defendingherbelief
    intheChurchofBodyModification.Ourspiritualitycomesthroughwhatwechosetodoto
    ourselves.Throughbodymodification,wecanchangehowweseeourselvesandtheworld
    aroundus.Noteverymemberhasafacialpiercing.Youchoosehowyouwanttoexpressyour
    faith.
    ParkerGordon,superintendentoftheschooldistrict,explainsanddefendsthedress
    codethedistrictputintoplacein2009.
    Whenwecreatedthisdresscodein2009,thedistrictsoughtinputfromstudents,faculty
    andcommunitymembers,saysGordon.Together,wedesignedaplanthatwasappropriate
    forourdistrict.Facialjewelrydidnotmakethecut.Wehaveadresscodetohaveorderand
    disciplineinourschools.Imaginewhatourschoolswouldbelikeifweallowedstudentstowear
    whatevertheyliked.Wealsowantourstudentstounderstandexpectationsindress.Employers
    havedresscodes.Wearemodelingthebusinessworldwithourexpectations.
    SoniaStephens,anACLUlawyer,defendsStacyandhercase.
    Stacyhasasolidcase,Stephensclaims.Itisinthebestinterestoftheschooldistrict
    toallowherareligiousexemptionfromthedresscode.Acourtcasewouldbecostlyand

    lengthy.Thedistrictdoesnthavemuchtostandonsinceitalreadyhastworeligious
    exemptionsonfile.Itwillbehardpressedtodefendthatinacourt.
    AminaShakuriisastudentwhohasreceivedareligiousdresscodeexemptionfor
    wearingherhijabatschool.
    IdontthinkyoucancomparetheMuslimreligiontotheChurchofBodyModification,
    saysAmina.Wehavearichandlonghistory.TherearemorethanabillionMuslimsworldwide.
    Ourbeliefsaredocumented.IdonthaveaproblemwithStacyslippiercing,butcomparingher
    lippiercingtomyhijabisabsurd.
    TheministerofStacyschurchdeclinedtocommentonthematter.
    Thedisciplinaryhearingwillhappentomorrowwiththeschooldistrict.TheAmericanCivil
    LibertiesUnionsaystheywillsupportStacyandpursuehercaseincourtifsheloseswiththe
    schooldistrict.

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