Massachusetts
Massachusetts 8th grader written up for wearing hijab to school
MALDEN, Mass. (WCVB) – An eighth grader in Massachusetts was informed she was violating uniform when she wore her hijab to high school.
When the woman confirmed up for the primary day of courses at Mystic Valley Regional Constitution College final week, she was written up for violating the costume code.
A photograph of the varsity uniform compliance type exhibits the instructor additionally misspelled hijab – the headband worn by Muslim girls – as “jihab.”
The varsity admitted the “dealing with of the scenario got here throughout as insensitive” and defined that college students can put on spiritual apparel so long as they’ve a letter from a member of their clergy about it.
The varsity in Malden, Massachusetts is situated about 10 miles north of Boston.
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