As controversy surrounding hijab heats up in many parts of India an Army run school in Baramulla district asked teachers to avoid Hijab during school hours to allow students to communicate freely with the them.
The school, however, has said that the “issue has been resolved.”
The letter is doing rounds on social media and has evoked widespread anguish, While many others have appreciated the move.
In an official letter of the school the Dagger Parivaar school has “instructed” the teachers to avoid Hijab during school hours, ” so that students can feel comfortable and are forthcoming to interact with teachers & staff.”
The official communication read, “Parivaar School is a place to learn and grow emotionally & morally. As the staff of the school, the main purpose is to provide for the fullest possible development of each learner. For the same, the trust must be established with the students to make them feel welcome, safe & happy. The staff is hereby instructed to avoid Hijab during school hours so that students can feel comfortable and are forthcoming to interact with teachers & staff.”
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The letter has been signed by the principal of the school.
The officials said that the issue has already been resolved, and declared null and void by the school. He said that the Dagger Parivaar School has many activities and therapies for the development of specially-abled children.
Officials from the Dagger Parivaar school calling the letter malicious propaganda said, “There is no issue here. This letter was shared by a teacher due to some misbehavior. We do not believe in such things.”
The Dagger Parivaar School in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district which caters specifically to physically challenged children is run by the Indian Army in collaboration with a Pune based NGO—Indrani Balan Foundation.