School slammed for 'ridiculous' response to girl's piercings

A Liverpool mother has condemned her daughter's school over what she brands an "absurd" position on facial piercings, claiming it is damaging her 14 year old's education and mental wellbeing.

Amanda Shannon, from Dovecot, claims Rainhill High School has repeatedly failed to implement "reasonable adjustments" for her daughter Rebecca, who began the new term in September wearing nose and upper lip piercings - a birthday gift from her father.

Rebecca, who has inattentive and hyperactive ADHD and is awaiting assessment for pathological demand avoidance (PDA), is said to have been placed in isolation and later excluded for two days for breaching the school's uniform regulations.

Amanda claims the school declined to allow Rebecca t

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