>Do you mean the parents for having strange religious beliefs or the school for having their no piercing policy?
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>The parents can have any belief they want. But I draw the line at having my daughter (or son) go into school with a nose ring.
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>There are a thousand little things that adults can do, to prepare a child for being an adult. And one of them is not wearing a nose ring for school or a job interview. I'll go on record as saying these parents and the ACLU are a bunch of horse-asses in this case - they're sacrificing this kid's education.

I know we don't see eye to eye on parenting, I'm sure at least in part because we are at different stages of it. IMO part of being a good parent is not stopping your kid from doing anything that isn't to your personal taste. If the girl wants a nose ring or green hair, so what? I think it's incredibly stupid of the school district to suspend a kid for that. Are they there to educate kids or to enforce their personal preferences?

When Katy gets old enough to start coloring outside the lines -- you've got about a dozen years -- and if you think you're still going to control her, you should really charge admission ;-)