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The Kerala High Court on Friday closed a plea by St. Rita’s School, Palluruthy, which challenged a directive issued by the Deputy Director of Education (DDE) to permit a Class VIII student of the school to attend classes by wearing the hijab (head scarf). This was after the court was informed that the student’s parents…
Kerala Sahitya Akademi president and noted poet K. Satchidanandan has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the hijab issue at St. Rita’s Public School, Palluruthy, Kochi. In a Facebook post, Mr. Satchidanandan wrote, “Christ-haters are on the rise. Let them first look in the mirror — and then go to Rajasthan to see Hindu women…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: A church-run school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education in Kerala’s Ernakulam district hit the headlines after the parents of a Class 8 student alleged that the management refused to permit her attend classes wearing a hijab (headscarf)….
