Church of Body Modification
Saturday October 9, 2010
Church of Body Modification:
A federal judge Friday allowed a 14-year-old Clayton High School freshman to return to classes after being suspended for wearing a small nose stud in expression of her religious beliefs. U.S. District Judge Malcolm J. Howard granted an temporary restraining order that prevents the school from disciplining Ariana Iacono over the jewelry.
Thursday September 16, 2010
Church of Body Modification • RNB's Religion News Blog • Schools and Religion: A 14-year-old’s nose piercing has landed her a suspension from school and forced her into the middle of a fight over her First Amendment right to exercise her religion.Ariana Iacono has been suspended since last week because her nose ring violates the Johnston County school system’s dress code.
Iacono and her mother, Nikki, belong to the Church of Body Modification, a small group unfamiliar to rural North Carolina, but one with a clergy, a statement of beliefs and a formal process for accepting new members.
It’s enough to draw the interest of the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has contacted school officials with concerns that the rights of the Iaconos are being violated by the suspension.
The Iaconos say the school system is ignoring its own dress code policy, which allows exemptions on religious grounds.
Iacono and her mother, Nikki, belong to the Church of Body Modification, a small group unfamiliar to rural North Carolina, but one with a clergy, a statement of beliefs and a formal process for accepting new members.
It’s enough to draw the interest of the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has contacted school officials with concerns that the rights of the Iaconos are being violated by the suspension.
The Iaconos say the school system is ignoring its own dress code policy, which allows exemptions on religious grounds.
Wednesday April 20, 2005
Church of Body Modification: West Springfield, Mass. (AP) -- A woman who was fired by Costco in 2001 for refusing to remove her eyebrow ring has accused the company of religious discrimination, saying she is a member of the Church of Body Modification.
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