“Yesterday, Mrs Jarrett defended the ban and said: ‘The ring would be extremely dangerous in PE, technology or science lessons. “
I graduated high school almost twenty years ago, and we weren't allowed to wear jewelry of any type, even watches, during PE or science lab (like chemistry or physics). I saw a guy lose a finger when his class ring got caught in a basketball net. It's a fairly standard, straightforward precaution.
Much ado about nothing.
Street shoes are dangerous in PE, that’s why they take them off. Bogus discrimination excuse. The ring is a constant physical reminder of her intent - seems like an extreme waste of administrator’s time to get into micromanaging every PC artifact visible.
“Yesterday, Mrs Jarrett defended the ban and said: ‘The ring would be extremely dangerous in PE, technology or science lessons.”
Bet she could have multiple body piercings and no one would have an issue with that.