JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri Southern State University nursing school students are upset about an admission policy barring visible tattoos.
The Joplin Globe reports that the policy is part of the 2009 school handbook for nursing students. Any tattoos that are visible while students are wearing their uniforms are not allowed.
The standard uniform for nursing students at the university is short-sleeved scrubs.
Missouri Southern spokesman Rod Surber says the no-visible-tattoo policy at the nursing school will help students who will be entering a field in which some hospitals might have a similar guideline.
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Information from: The Joplin Globe, http://www.joplinglobe.com
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