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Lawsuit Filed Against School That Expelled 5-Year-Old Boy For Wearing Earring

Girls are allowed to wear earrings, but boys are not. The lawsuit claims that's discrimination.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) — A Colorado mother is suing her son’s school over a dress code that ended with her child expelled from school. Her 5-year-old son likes to wear a stud earring, but that’s goes against the dress code of Rocky Mountain Classical Academy in Colorado Springs.

Girls are allowed to wear earrings, but boys are not. The lawsuit claims that’s discrimination. The boy was previously suspended twice.

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