Well this sucks...

[WindowLicker]

So if any of you remember I was trying for the longest time to get to 3/4." Shortly after reaching that goal I found out plugs weren't permitted at the school I go to (private Christian university...nuff said). I decided I'd just wear the plugs off campus and while I was in my room. I don't know how but my RA noticed my clear earskins and told me I had to take them out and if I didn't I could be reprimanded with a $25 fine...for the first offense. I decided to just take them out and not fool with it. Here I am a couple weeks later and I'm just a mm or two above 00... Luckily I don't think they'll shrink much smaller. At least I have a ton of 00 jewerly.

[Deano]

State run schools FTW!

[Acacia]

Bummer

On the bright side though, it is a good chance to let your ears have a rest and thicken up...

[corazon_de_oro]

That's awful! At least the school year's almost over...

[WindowLicker]

I'm not too bummed about it. I can always stretch back up once I graduate and just stay at 00 till then. I highly doubt my ears will go much smaller than this. I won't bother stretching over summer breaks simply because I don't feel like putting the money back into it knowing I won't be able to stay at that size for long. I'd probably get up to 7/16 or 1/2 by the time I had to go back to school, at which case I'd be right back to where I am now.

[loiselisabeth]

here in Holland no one cares actually. There aren't that much people with stretched ears.
From the 1800 people at my school, I've seen 5 people (including me) with stretched ears. No one's bigger then an inch though.
At my work no ones complaining about it too. Sometimes people think it's disguisting but hey it's my ear so why should other people worry about that.

It sucks if you have to take them out because of your school, it's not fair. What is their reason to let you take your plugs out? Safety or something?

[StrickyCub]

What is their reason to let you take your plugs out? Safety or something?

Normally with schools like that, their main reason for it is to uphold their "image" and because they have extremely strict dress codes. Anything that isn't "normal" or something they don't understand won't fly with them.

Also to the poster, have you tried buying silicone flesh tone hider plugs to see if that would get past them?

[WindowLicker]

Their reasoning is more of a standard. It isn't the fact that a huge hole in your ear isn't normal, it's they don't want guys having ANY piercings. I know the size isn't the issue because I've seen plenty of girls walking around with plugs. Basically, as Cub said, it's a standard and an image they want to have. Yes, I have looked at getting the tone plugs, but it's still noticeable.

[Deano]

Religious hypocrisy/double standards FTW, eh?

[WindowLicker]

I wouldn't call it hypocrisy because none of the male staff members have piercings. As for it being a double standard, again, it's NO piercings for guys. I even asked one of the professors about it and he said it's simply an image the head guy wants attached to the school name. Sure, I think it's retarded and isn't grounded in scripture, but at the same time it's the sacrifice I make for getting to attend an institute that shares my religious beliefs.