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Suit Filed Over School's Refusal To Allow Nose Stud Worn for Religious Reasons

By Howard M. Friedman

ACLU of North Carolina announced Wednesday that it had filed a lawsuit in a North Carolina federal district court on behalf of 14-year old high school freshman Ariana Iacono and her mother challenging Clayton (NC) High School's refusal to grant Ariana an exemption from its dress code so she can wear a small nose stud for religious reasons.  The complaint (full text) in Iacono v. Croom, (ED NC, filed 10/6/2010), asserts that the Iacono's are members of the Church of Body Modification. Ariana joined in August, while her mother had been a member for a year prior to that.  The complaint alleges free exercise, equal protection and other violations stemming from the school's suspending of Ariana and sending her to an alternative school for violating the school dress code. (See prior related posting.)

Full post as published by Religion Clause on October 08, 2010 (boomark / email).