As Karnataka schools reopen, Muslim students asked to remove hijab to attend classes
“School managements, principals and parents have the responsibility of obeying the high court,” Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said on the issue.
As schools till Standard X reopened across Karnataka on Monday, the instructions for Muslim girls were clearly laid out by many institutions — remove the hijab if you want to attend classes. Reports coming in from many places stated that Muslim students were refused entry to school premises if they did not remove their hijab.
In Mandya, students at the Rotary Educational Society School were forced by teachers to remove their hijab before entering the school premises. Many teachers and staffers were also asked to remove their hijab or burqa before entering the premises. Many parents requested teachers to allow the students to go to their classrooms before removing the hijab.
The story was similar at government-run Sardar High School in Belagavi as teachers and staff asked Muslim girls to remove their burqas and hijab at the school gate.
