One of Auckland’s most exclusive private schools is copping criticism for a ban on the hijab, which it says violates the school dress code.
News of the prohibition on the headscarf at Diocesan School for Girls comes less than a week after 50 Muslims were killed in two Christchurch mosques,The ban may also be in contravention of the Human Rights Act and the New Zealand Bill of Rights.that teachers at the school were yesterday told the Islamic dress was a breach of the school rules.
“No wearing of jewellery or nail polish, skirt length, a requirement to tie back long hair and wear the school blazer outside school grounds, shoe styles and so on,” her statement said.quoted an unnamed male teacher at the school who said the announcement was made after “concerns were raised by a colleague” about some of the school’s Muslim students not being able to wear the hijab.
“She said ‘and of course, you’ve all signed onto this. I want you to support this position, not oppose it,” the teacher at the a private Anglican school told“There was just silence . I got the feeling that people were shocked this was a thing.” A National Scarf Day, encouraging women to wear headscarves in support of Muslim women, has also been proposed.
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