‘No entry to classes if students flout dress code’

Don’t succumb to designs of some vested interests, Education Minister B.C. Nagesh tells students

Amidst the controversy over girl students wearing hijab being banned from attending classes in Udupi district, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education B.C. Nagesh said here on Monday that students would not be allowed into classrooms if they came wearing hijab, and saffron or green shawls. They would be allowed only when they comply with the uniform dress code prescribed by the respective educational institutions, he clarified.

Speaking to reporters, the Minister said that girl students coming to colleges wearing hijab had been reported only in a couple of colleges in Udupi district. In the rest of the State, students belonging to all communities were complying with the dress code. “An order on the uniform/dress code has been issued by the Government and the same has to be complied with by the students if they wish to attend classes,” Mr. Nagesh said.

The Minister also clarified that some girls who came wearing hijab to a college in Udupi district on Monday despite the order were asked to sit in a separate classroom since they were sitting outside the college compound.