About two weeks ago I took my daughter to Hot Topic. As we were paying for her items we started chatting with the cashier. She had the stretched-out earlobes. She leaned over the counter, looked my daughter straight in the eye and said, "Never, EVER get this done. They never go back. EVER! You *WILL* regret it for the rest of your life if you do."
I loved it.
That same effect will be a problem for the school district. Even if they are empty, the lobes are stretched and will be obvious in school.