The protests and arguments over the State Government’s refusal to allow students wearing hijab to enter classrooms continued on Tuesday, the second day after schools reopened following holidays on the issue.
Students wearing hijabs and their parents entered into arguments with the school staff in parts of Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru and Belur districts. Several students spoke to the media questioning the government’s rule on the issue and maintained that the teachers had not read the High Court’s interim order fully. They argued that the interim order, which banned hijab and saffron shawl, was for colleges, not schools.
Further, they said the girls were covering their heads with the veil, which was part of the school uniform. “Our children are not violating the uniform rule. What is wrong if they cover their heads with the veil, part of the uniform”, they wanted to know.
