This is the second Catholic school in the state to ban the hijab on campus. Earlier, the Kozhikode school, run by a congregation called Apostolic Carmel Southern Province, had also banned the hijab in the school premises and Muslim organizations protested against the school on 26 August 2022.
A Class 11 student of Providence Girls Higher Secondary School was told by the school authorities that she cannot go to school wearing a hijab as it is not a part of the school uniform. The girl's parents had lodged a complaint with the school organization. Where the school stuck to its rules, due to which the student had taken the transfer certificate from the school.
One thing is very clear here that Muslim women consider wearing hijab more important because in their view it is a part of religion, they can leave their studies for hijab but not hijab for studies.
MYL issued a statement after this incident. The statement said, 'Now the student has obtained the transfer certificate from that school. This is a violation of their fundamental right. The state government should take strict action against such institutions but the silence and inaction of the state government cannot be accepted.