Submitted on Thursday 12th November 2015
Rejected on Monday 16th November 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
End body-mod discrimination in work and learning environments now
Being turned away from college courses, jobs, being told to change how you are comfortable looking all because of body-mods (tattoos, brightly coloured hair, piercings etc) is unacceptable and needs to end. Why are we told the way we look is unprofessional?
Modified people are not monsters.
A teacher sent home for tattoos on show:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2805822/As-member-staff-Catholic-school-complains-told-cover-inkings-work-JAN-MOIR-asks-d-job-tattooed-teacher.html
Student taken out of education for bright hair:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11539642/This-is-ginger-nuts-Natural-redhead-banned-from-school-for-having-hair-thats-too-bright.html
Multiple stories on body mod discrimination:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29211526
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
If you would like it to be made illegal for employers or education institutions to discriminate against people because of body-mods, you could start a petition asking for a change in the law.
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