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A Class VIII student, whose parents had sought transportation certificate from the St. Rita’s Public School astatine Palluruthy successful Kochi pursuing the hijab (head scarf) controversy, joined a caller schoolhouse connected Wednesday (October 29, 2025).
Her begetter P.M. Anas said she started attending classes astatine the Dawn Public School successful Palluruthy affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education from Wednesday (October 29, 2025), ending days of uncertainty aft the absorption of St. Rita’s Public School refused to licence his kid to be classes wearing the caput scarf, citing the institution’s azygous policy.
“My younger son, who is Class V, has besides joined the schoolhouse contiguous aft getting the transportation certificate from St. Rita’s Public School,” helium said.
In a Facebook post, Mr. Anas said she has joined an instauration wherever different students would not beryllium frightened by the tiny portion of cloth connected her head. “She could prosecute her studies with her caput held precocious successful the caller school,” helium said. He besides thanked everyone, who stood by him successful the times of trouble aft the contented had snowballed into a controversy.
Mr. Anas had said successful a societal media station connected October 17, 2025 that helium was pained implicit the contention and did not privation immoderate vested interests trying to reap governmental and communal gains implicit it.
Sr. Heleena Alby, main of the church-run St. Rita’s Public School affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, had past said they volition invited the pupil wholeheartedly if the parents hold to abide by the rules and regulations prescribed.
The Kerala High Court had connected October 24, 2025 closed a plea by St. Rita’s School, which challenged a directive issued by the Deputy Director of Education (DDE), Ernakulam, to licence the pupil of the schoolhouse to be classes by wearing the caput scarf.
This was aft the tribunal was informed that the student’s parents had decided to discontinue her studies astatine the school and to admit her successful different institution. V. Sivankutty, Minister for General Education, had initially blamed the management for not permitting the pupil to deterioration the caput scarf.
