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One smal girl, one small pentacle, one big problem. |
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Toby Nixon |
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May 9, 07 - 8:01 PM |
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tobynixon@yahoo.com |
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Ok, so the second time it was eyeliner, but you have to admit after being repeatedly harassed and having your pentacles taken by administration (an illegal act I might add,) I would paint several pentacles on myself and go right back to school.
She did the right thing. I agree, you still do not have to like that she did it to stand up for her rights. Having your religious emblems taken from you repeatedly is an act of degradation which should not be tolerated. I am sure that they do that with crosses as well. Yeah Right.
As her mother said putting a pentacle on that you cannot take such as the eyeliner is a statement that we should support.
Otherwise are you advocating that Pagans not wear religious symbols to school? Work? in Public even? What should we just give up being Pagan I suppose?
No, my life does not go on as usual.
Please sign this petition.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/140679596
A little girl was kicked out of school earlier this week after having pentacle necklaces taken and appearantly wearing a pentacle on her face one that could not be taken or forcibly removed.
Then the next day she did it again. In Complete defiance. A true act of non-violent civil disobedience. Today I wear a pentacle in solidarity with Sky and her parents resolve.
I will change my picture today to this one with the misshapen pentacle on my cheek about the size of a quarter in school. That was appearantly not against school policy.
Below is the summary of this petition.
Wearing a Relgious Symbol is not disruptive! Thanks Sky!
Target: Michael Livovich, Superintendent, HANOVER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORPORATION
Sponsor: David Meyers
This petition is to support Sky Holeman, a Pagan High School Student, who was sent home twice for wearing her religious symbol at school. Many such incidents occur, as well as students are forced to hide their Pentacles.
Sign This Petition and ask the Superintendent to either apologize or resign. Call him at (219) 374-3500 And tell him what he did was wrong just like I did.
On May 1st 2007 Sky Holeman was sent home from school for wearing a small decorative pentacle on her left cheek. She lasted three hours with very little incident when teachers began harassing her. Calling her a Satanist. May 1st is Beltaine and Pagan children often wear our religious symbols in the form of face paint. This is echoed through out history with face painting a typical pagan activity.
On May 2nd she was sent home again for six very small intricate pentacles like teardrops from each eye. Even after washing them off she was suspended.
"To me, this is just like wearing a cross -- or like when students are allowed to wear ash on their foreheads for Ash Wednesday." That is allowed, school leaders confirmed, but Sky's symbols were not. |
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