The Kerala government has no intention to wilfully impose gender-neutral uniforms in schools in the State, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
Mr. Vijayan’s statement, while replying to a submission on gender justice and equality by K.K. Shailaja in the Assembly on Wednesday, has for the time being put an end to the ongoing debate in the State on the government promoting the concept of gender neutrality in schools by introducing gender-neutral uniforms, something that had not found favour with the Indian Union Muslim League and many Muslim religious organisations in the State.
Mr. Vijayan clarified that teachers, students’ representatives and the representatives of Parent-Teacher Associations in individual schools should through consultation arrive at a consensus on the uniform suitable and acceptable to all.
