Overview

• Rebecca, 14, was placed in isolation and then suspended for two days after returning to school with a nose and upper‑lip piercing in early September.
• Her mother, Amanda Shannon, says the school rejected a proposed compromise to let Rebecca wear clear retainers while on site.
• Rainhill High says facial piercings are banned on health and safety grounds and it declined to discuss individual cases.
• The family alleges Rebecca was initially refused access to the canteen during isolation, a claim the school flatly denies.
• The mother argues the piercings support her daughter’s identity and focus given her diagnosed ADHD, and she fears the dispute could escalate to permanent exclusion.