you know, you're right. you're there to learn, not to talk to other people, or worry about what we look like. don't tell me I don't get it, I see exactly what you're saying. but I fail to see why you can't give me one good reason he should take them out. if we're just there to learn, why does it matter what he wears? like I said, 28 earrings in my ear. I can wear em, right? fits in the dress code. isn't that more distracting? 28 bright, glistening, silver earrings. hell, make them all have 4 inch dangling chains attached to them. wow, all of a sudden that stud doesn't seem so bad.
walk around naked? um, no, that promotes sex, as well as violates indecent exposure laws. what he's wearing promotes nothing bad, harms no one, and hell, if he was Indian, he could have one in his forehead. it's religious, sure, but distracting nonetheless. lock them up too. what about my friend with one arm, yet again? lock him up?
where's the reason he should take them out? I haven't heard a good one yet. and actually, you are at school to socialize. that's why you have recess in elementary school. it's part of growing socially, since you are there 1/3 of your day, 180 days a year, for at least 12 years. you expect everyone to show up, not speak a word, look forward, do their work and go home? how would we make friends? how would we know how to interact in society? that's a latent effect of school, like it or not. like I said, no one is forcing anyone to like him or his piercing, I don't like the way some people dress. or their hairstyles. or the sound of their voices. should they have to change them to suit my needs? no, it isn't hurting me, I just don't particularly like it, I deal with it and move on.
