ACLU sues NC school over student's nose piercing
FILE - In a Sept. 15, 2010 file photo, Ariana Iacono, 14, poses for a photograph in Clayton, N.C. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court in Raleigh, NC on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 on behalf of Iacono, 14, who was suspended from high school over her nose piercing. The lawsuit seeks a court order allowing Iacono to return to Clayton High School immediately. Iacono and her mother belong to a small religious group called the Church of Body Modification. The group believes that piercings, tattoos and other adornments are a way of expressing religious faith. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)By Tom BreenAssociated Press Writer / October 6, 2010
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RALEIGH, N.C.—The American Civil Liberties Union claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that a North Carolina school violated the constitutional rights of a 14-year-old student by suspending her for wearing a nose piercing.
The lawsuit from the state chapter of the ACLU seeks a court order allowing Ariana Iacono to return immediately to Clayton High School, which has kept her on suspension for four weeks since classes started.
The complaint hinges on Iacono's claim that her nose piercing isn't just a matter of fashion, but an article of faith. She and her mother, Nikki, belong to a small religious group called the Church of Body Modification, which sees tattoos,
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