Kundapur college: Hijab wearing students asked to sit in vacant room, not allowed to attend classes
Kundapur: The students wearing the Hijab were reportedly restricted from entering classrooms even on Monday at the Kundapur Government Junior College.
The students have reportedly been assigned a separate room in the premises of the college, where they have been asked to stay.
The students were barred from entering college and attending classes amidst the Hijab row resulting in the students being forced to sit outside the college gate by the roadside. This occurrence had received nationwide media coverage.
The college development committee had called a meeting on Saturday to discuss the issue of the Hijab-wearing students where it was decided that they be assigned any vacant classroom inside the college premises.
In line with the decision, the students were restricted from attending classes and asked to sit in the separate classroom assigned to them by the college on Monday.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
