Dad’s fury as school excludes daughter, 13, over nose piercing
A FURIOUS dad has blasted teachers at his daughter’s school after she was excluded for wearing a nose stud.
Ian Long, 48, was called to pick up his 13-year-old daughter Kimberley from school on Tuesday in a ruling he has branded “ridiculous”.
Kimberley had her nose pierced six weeks ago and was told by the school to cover it up with a plaster until after Easter, when the stud would have to be removed.
However Ian, from Blackpool, Lancs., said his daughter did not want to remove the piercing as she was worried it would heal up.
It is estimated a nostril piercing can take up to six months to fully heal.
Ian, who was last year fined £150 for keeping his daughter off school sick, said the piercing had no impact on his daughter’s learning.
Her education’s very, very important and she’s not getting her education if she’s sat at home because of a little piercing in her nose. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.
Ian Long
Three of Kimberley’s friends, who are also students at Montgomery Academy in Blackpool, got the same piercing done at the same time.
Ian said: “I said could she not cover it up with a plaster? But they said that’s not good enough and she’s got to take it out. Yet her own best friend in school has been allowed to cover hers up with a plaster.
“She has been off a few times just down to general illness – just stuff that parents know about where you don’t necessarily have to take your child to a doctor.
“Her education’s very, very important and she’s not getting her education if she’s sat at home because of a little piercing in her nose. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous. She should have been allowed to cover it up with a plaster.”
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However, headteacher of Montgomery Academy Stephen Careless said that the school held strict rules against facial piercing that it expected parents to be aware of.
He said: “Montgomery’s uniform has always included a statement saying that facial piercings are not allowed.
“Parents are reminded annually of the rule and they are advised that if their son or daughter is considering it they should wait until the summer holidays to get it done and for it to heal so that it can be taken out in time for the new school term.”
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