Watch: Karnataka Students Told "Remove That (Hijabs)" At School Gates
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Karnataka schools (up to Class 10) re-opened today amid controversy over the state barring Muslim students from wearing a hijab during classes
Students at a government-aided school in Karnataka's Mandya district were directed to remove their hijab before entering the campus Monday, in accordance with an interim High Court order last week that said educational institutions can re-open but no religious clothing would be allowed. #WATCH | K'taka: Argument b/w parents & a teacher outside Rotary School in Mandya as she asked students to take off hijab before entering campusA parent says,"Requesting to allow students in classroom, hijab can be taken off after that but they're not allowing entry with hijab" pic.twitter.com/0VS57tpAw0
Visuals shared by news agency ANI show a woman (presumably a teacher) stopping students wearing hijabs at the school gates and ordering one student to "remove that, remove that".
The video also shows some parents arguing as their children are stopped from entering the school.
After a heated discussion the girls removed the hijab (and wearing just a face mask, in line with Covid protocols) and entered the school premises.
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