Goth Renews The Separation Of Church And State
I was an overachieving goth kid who wore a silver pentacle necklace that my great uncle sent me. It was gorgeous with an onyx in the center. One day I got called into the office and was told to take it off because some students found it offensive.
I told him that it was a symbol of my pagan religious beliefs and asked why I wasn’t allowed to wear it. Especially if other kids could wear crosses or the star of David. It was a lie as I had no religious beliefs but I felt what was happening was unfair.
It still changed the school’s history. He threatened to call my guardian, who at the time was my aunt. I stood my ground, so he called and explained on speakerphone what was happening. She backed me up after sighing heavily.
Thus the rule that no religious emblems should be worn was enacted and was still in place when my youngest cousin went there nearly 10 years later. Story credit: Reddit / OpossumJesusHasRisen