Schoolgirls loses fight over "virginity ring"

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Schoolgirls loses fight over "virginity ring." U.K. school says ring violates ban on jewelry; she says it's part of Christian faith.

The above lines occur on today's www.msn.com; but I do not understand it very well. Please help. Thanks a lot.

Pucca · Accepted Answer

I think the article says that the girl who wore a ring which represented that she was a virgin was banned after a 'fight'. If I understand the sentence well, it also says that wearning jewery is forbidden in schools and wearing that ring would mean that she is breaking that 'law', am I near from the main meaning?<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/37.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/37.gif' alt='Emotion: thinking'/>

Feebs11 · Answer

This is a report about a teeenager in an English school who has been wearing a "virginity ring" - something that has come over from the US. These are rings which has an inscription indicating that the wearer intends to stay a virgin until marriage.

Her school has rules about the wearing of jewellery, and banned her from wearing the ring in school. She claimed it was a symbol of her Christian faith and that she had as much right to wear it as Muslim girls have to wear a headscarf and Sikhs to wear turbans and carry [symbolic]. She sued the school.

The Court has ruled that such rings are not "required" symbols of Christianity and therefore the school has a right to tell her not to wear it at school.

Selecter · Answer

Hmm... That's a controversial subject to bring up. I bet reporters love stories like that :-) I'd change school if I were her.

Osee · Answer

Thanks a lot, Feebs11. I now totally understand what's going on there.

BTW, I side with the school. If the girl want to keep her virgin until marriage, she could just do it without wearing such a ring to indicate what she want to do.

Feebs11This is a report about a teeenager in an English school who has been wearing a "virginity ring" - something that has come over from the US. These are rings which has an inscription indicating that the wearer intends to stay a virgin until marriage.

Her school has rules about the wearing of jewellery, and banned her from wearing the ring in school. She claimed it was a symbol of her Christian faith and that she had as much right to wear it as Muslim girls have to wear a headscarf and Sikhs to wear turbans and carry [symbolic]. She sued the school.

The Court has ruled that such rings are not "required" symbols of Christianity and therefore the school has a right to tell her not to wear it at school.

Selecter · Answer

OseeThanks a lot, Feebs11. I now totally understand what's going on there.

BTW, I side with the school. If the girl want to keep her virgin until marriage, she could just do it without wearing such a ring to indicate what she want to do.

I wouldn't say that's what she wanted. She wanted to profess that she's not like others, to bring goodness into her school. Being not like others has always been scoffed at. And these days being a virgin is not cool anymore. After all, teenagers tend doing what's popular and cool and just go with the flow. And it's somewhat so sad.

Linguaphile · Answer

Feebs11This is a report about a teeenager in an English school who has been wearing a "virginity ring" - something that has come over from the US. These are rings which has an inscription indicating that the wearer intends to stay a virgin until marriage.

Her school has rules about the wearing of jewellery, and banned her from wearing the ring in school. She claimed it was a symbol of her Christian faith and that she had as much right to wear it as Muslim girls have to wear a headscarf and Sikhs to wear turbans and carry [symbolic]. She sued the school.

The Court has ruled that such rings are not "required" symbols of Christianity and therefore the school has a right to tell her not to wear it at school.

Are muslim girls allowed to wear a headscarf and Sikhs to wear turbans and carry [symbolic] in school in England or America?

Feebs11 · Answer

That's what the law permits.

Nona the brit · Answer

There's a distinction made between items that must be worn as part of the rules of your religion - i.e. headscarfs, turbans - and items that you wear just to 'advertise' your faith.  You are normally allowed to wear required items, but not any other items if they break the uniform rules. This was just a piece of jewellery she chose to wear - it isn't a required part of Christianity and it broke the rule against wearing jewellery.

Linguaphile · Answer

Feebs11That's what the law permits.

well, is it being applied?

Nona the brit · Answer

I don't know about America but I believe so in the UK, yes. You might be interested in this news article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3808755.stm

Schoolgirls loses fight over "virginity ring"

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