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Hijab Row in Kerala School, High Court Grants Police Protection
Kerala High Court intervenes to maintain order as a hijab dispute at a Kochi school affects 450 students, with 117 Muslim students enrolled, police protection granted.
- Kerala's General Education Minister V Sivankutty ordered a school to allow a Muslim student to wear her hijab after she was allegedly barred from classes.
- The Kerala High Court granted police protection to the school to maintain order amid escalating tensions over the incident.
- The Education Department found the school's actions violated the Right to Education Act and described it as a serious lapse in handling the situation.
- The incident has sparked debate over religious expression in Kerala's educational institutions, highlighting the state's commitment to secularism and constitutional rights.
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The controversy erupted after the St Rita’s Public School authorities allegedly denied the student entry to the classroom for wearing a headscarf. The incident triggered protests and drew widespread public attention, prompting an urgent government intervention. 📰 Hijab Row: St Rita’s Public School Reopens in Kochi Amid Police Presence, Kerala Government Flags Rights Violation.
Kerala school hijab row: Education Minister says govt won’t let schools become flashpoints over students’ rights to freedom of religion and expression
Kerala Minister ensures schools won't become religious flashpoints, defends student's right to wear hijab, promotes peaceful resolution.
Kerala Minister Directs School To Allow Muslim Girl In Hijab Amid Row
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday directed a Christian-run private school in Kochi to allow a Muslim girl studying there to continue her education while wearing her religious headscarf.
A controversy over the hijab has escalated at a private school in Ernakulam, Kerala, with alleged involvement of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). A student said, "This school is not allowing me to wear the hijab. They stopped me at the classroom door and told me to take it off." Meanwhile, St. Rita's Public School, run by Christian management, alleges that SDPI activists created a ruckus at the school, prompting the Kerala High Court…
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