So I am currently in high school and my band went on a trip to go visit a somewhat local college to play with their band along with like 5-6 other high schools. So while I was there we stayed in a local hotel that served breakfast. We all went down in the morning to get breakfast and my teacher pulled me aside.
Teacher: “You need to take off your necklace before we go.”
Mind you my necklace is a silver upwards pointing pentacle(five pointed star in a circle) on a leather band.
Me: “Why?”
Teacher: “This is a religious area and I don’t want them to get offended.”
Me: “Well do students wear rosary beads here?”
Teacher: “Yes.”
Me: “Then I should be allowed to wear my necklace.”
Teacher: “Well we just don’t want you promoting satanism.”
Me: “Excuse me?”
Teacher: “It can get you in trouble.”
Me: “My necklace is not satanic! It’s a symbol of protection and has been around longer than the Bible!”
Mind you I’m an occultist who is someone who is interested and studies the supernatural and anything that pertains to it. I do know several people who practice witchcraft, one of which gave me my necklace.
Me: “If I wear it and it gets me in trouble I will take it off and not wear it for the rest of the trip, ok?”
He agreed to this and we headed out. Once we got started I met several people who practiced witchcraft and loved my necklace! I even educated a few catholic girls! It was a rad time and I had no issues and even made some friends!
