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The parents of a Class 8 pupil astatine the St. Rita’s Public School astatine Palluruthy successful Kochi person decided to displacement her to different schoolhouse arsenic portion of the efforts to extremity the contention that erupted aft the absorption refused to licence their kid to be classes wearing a hijab (headscarf), citing the institution’s azygous policy.
The begetter of the pupil said successful a Facebook station connected Friday (October 17, 2025) that they were pained implicit the contention and did not privation immoderate vested interests trying to reap governmental and communal gains implicit it. We volition admit her successful different schoolhouse aft getting the transportation certificate from St. Rita’s Public School, helium said.
He thanked the Kerala authorities and Department of General Education for responding positively to the cardinal close of his girl to be classes wearing a hijab. “However, the effect of the schoolhouse authorities to our petition was painful. Some of the elected representatives had tried to enactment the blasted connected america and asked america to retreat our demand,” helium alleged.
Sr. Heleena Alby, main of the church-run schoolhouse affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, said that they volition invited the pupil wholeheartedly if the parents hold to abide by the rules and regulations prescribed. Beyond the curriculum, we thatch our students astir the civilization and values of our country, she said.
She thanked the Kerala High Court for ensuring constabulary extortion pursuing the tense concern that emerged aft the contention had erupted. She besides thanked the Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty and his section for the support. The main besides thanked Hibi Eden, MP; K. Babu, MLA; and Shaun George, person of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who had tried to resoluteness the contented amicably.
Mr. Sivankutty told media persons successful Thiruvananthapuram that his section volition enquire into the concern nether which the pupil continued not to be the classes.
“She has each the rights to proceed her studies. The authorities is committed to ensuring extortion for her. The schoolhouse authorities request to resoluteness the contented by holding talks with the parents and the student,” said a connection quoting him.
