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Parents fume over turban curbs in Shimla
school
Thursday April 26, 2012 08:56:29 PM,
IANS
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Shimla: Vice
President M. Hamid Ansari’s alma mater St. Edward’s School here
has refused to allow Sikh students to wear full-sized turban,
parents alleged Thursday. They were told to wear “patka” or
“under-turban” only. The school denied imposing any restrictions.
Parents of some Sikh students approached the local administration
on the issue after the school refused to withdraw its March 2
verbal order.
“We have given a number of representations to the school principal
since the ban was imposed, but there has been no response so far.
The turban is part of the Sikh religious attire… how can a school
impose ban on it,” a parent said.
He said the students were wearing full-sized turban in the school
in the previous years.
“We have given enough time to the school to resolve the issue, but
it’s adamant on the ban. The principal is now saying that from the
next session the school will allow students of Class 11 and 12 to
wear turban,” the parents said.
Shimla Deputy Commissioner Onkar Sharma told IANS that a complaint
was received from parents.
“We have taken a serious note of it and will take appropriate
action, if the school doesn’t sort out the issue on priority,” he
added.
School principal John Bosco said: “I had only asked a Class 12
student on the first day of the session (March 2) why he was not
wearing a ‘patka’ like other boys. I called his parents and the
matter ended after I met his parents. I allowed him to wear
whatever he wanted.”
“Now a non-issue is being made an issue,” he added.
St Edward’s School has been a prominent boys’ school in Shimla
since March 9, 1925, in the Milsington Estate. Brother J.C. Doheny
was its founder principal.
Besides Ansari, the school boasts of alumni like former cricketer
Kapil Dev, former Punjab Police chief K.P.S. Gill and union
minister and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh.
State Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Ganesh Dutt said in a
statement that the school decision was unfortunate and it should
immediately take back its order.
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