Church of Body Modification

I know the Church used to have membership cards (though I never recieved one) Chris would know for sure if they've still got them. What gauge are your lobes at? They shouldn't really close up during the course of a school day (though they will tighten).

Im in the second year of highschool, just a regular school. I just got my lobes to 9mm

No but with the new rules they are threatening with that.

Do you by any chance go to a catholic/religious school? I used to go to Northwest Catholic, they had a lot of rules like that. It went from no body piercings to crazy stuff like a friend of mine came in with a mohawk, they made him shave his head; one of my girls got a detention for wearing two different colored knee socks because it was obviously intentional….and so on. If you had a visible tattoo you were asked to leave school, remove it, wear something over it…etc. I knew a kid who had to wear a sweater every day no matter what (our school didn't have A/C)

If you are in public schooling, they have no right to make such laws. That is part of the reason I left that school junior year. If you are in fact in a private school, you may just have to let it go and take your jewlery out. I made it through with my labret pierced only because I took it out and put it in (discreetly) whenever I had a chance.

My ears are gauged also, but if you take them out and put them in whenever you have a chance (lunch, etc..) they shouldn't shrink. Mine are at an inch and I can take them out without major discomfort for up to five hours (after that it's bad because I have flares)

One last thing you could ask: what if you got clear/flesh tone ones or clear hollow ones? that way they just look like plain holes. and also ask them what would they rather see? big jewlery or holes? everyone i've ever asked chose jewlery.

I spoke to my teacher about it and she said that if I could prove I was a member of CoBM I was alowed to wear my jevelry. But she said that it wasnt enough just to show them this site. How can I prove it then? Membership cards is a good ide, why doesnt we have that? Is it to expensive to make?

I'm not familiar with the school boards in Norway or public education in that regard, but here in the United States it is against the law for a school or school employee to dictate to a child their religious preferences. Now, on that matter, a school does have a right to create a dress code for the school and they can dictate the “size” of jewelry such as “necklace pendent may only be 1 inch”, etc. It does not violate freedom or religion to do so because they are not stating what sorts of jewelry, if that makes sense. I do realize the background of this Church, but keep in mind that although they cannot dictate religion such as “you can't wear jewelry because of your religion”, they can state that “dress code dicates only one piercing per ear lobe is acceptable”, etc. I know, it's sad, but legally as it stands in educational law that is acceptable for a school district to do.

You can however fight the school board, if you have the funds and means to do so in order to change the school policies. That is the board here in the United States, at least, that sets all school policies in each district. In the United States is is recommended that you seek out an educational attorney. They will know the ends and outs of educational law as it is different then general practice. Parents will need to be involved with all minors, and you'll more then likely be asked to write up a proposal and submit it along with signatures. Signatures must be accompanied with contact information. In other words, the district's attorney if involved must be able to verify. You may try a petition first without legal counsel, but most school boards if they are dead set in a policy will not budge without some “push”. Keep in mind that school boards are generally made up of community members and in my experience some of them are parents in the district. You'll want to do your research and find out their political stance and beliefs. If you have a school board that is made up of conservatives you may have a more difficult time then if they are more liberal and open-minded.

Please don't take anything I'm saying as if I'm telling you not to fight. As a teacher I'm just trying to point out some of the facts about how schools operate so you'll  know what you are up against. At least for those in the United States who may be going through the very same thing you are. I know as a teacher I also have a dress code and the last school I was in did have a stipulation that we could only have one lobe pierced. We also had a dress code that our students could not have labret piercings, so I advised my students to simply wear a retainer and those that did never had a discipline issue.