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Turban ban: school apologises
LAWRENCE school authorities today apologised for hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community and the students who were barred from attending classes for wearing turbans to school.
The three students of Class X were asked to leave the classroom yesterday because they had worn turbans instead of patka.
In a written apology to the parents of the three students, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and other religious bodies, Principal Veena Malhotra said she herself belonged to a Sikh family and by no means could think of hurting the religious sentiments of the community.
"I just wanted to implement a dress code in the school. If my decision has hurt anybody, I take it back and apologise for that," she said.
In the morning, various Sikh religious organisations took out a protest march from Gurd wara Singh Sabha to the school.
They were protesting against the "highhandedness" of the school authorities and their interference in the religious matters of the community. "It had certainly hurt our religious feelings. How you can ask a Sikh not to wear a turban?" asked J P Singh, General Secretary of Gurdwara Singh Sabha Committee.
Hardeep Singh, member of SGPC from Mohali said they will not tolerate any interference from the school in religious matters. "We are living in Punjab, the homeland to Sikhs. If any school asks the students not to wear turbans as part of the dress code, the students can approach us without any fear. The particulars of the students and their parents will not be disclosed," he said.
Singh praised the students for raising their voice against the anti-religious dictum. "At the age of 15, the three have refused to succumb to the school authorities' anti-Sikh actions.
They also raised their voice against the misdeed of the school," he said.
01 May 2008 Indianexpress Chandigarh Newsline Pg 01
LAWRENCE school authorities today apologised for hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community and the students who were barred from attending classes for wearing turbans to school.
The three students of Class X were asked to leave the classroom yesterday because they had worn turbans instead of patka.
In a written apology to the parents of the three students, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and other religious bodies, Principal Veena Malhotra said she herself belonged to a Sikh family and by no means could think of hurting the religious sentiments of the community.
"I just wanted to implement a dress code in the school. If my decision has hurt anybody, I take it back and apologise for that," she said.
In the morning, various Sikh religious organisations took out a protest march from Gurd wara Singh Sabha to the school.
They were protesting against the "highhandedness" of the school authorities and their interference in the religious matters of the community. "It had certainly hurt our religious feelings. How you can ask a Sikh not to wear a turban?" asked J P Singh, General Secretary of Gurdwara Singh Sabha Committee.
Hardeep Singh, member of SGPC from Mohali said they will not tolerate any interference from the school in religious matters. "We are living in Punjab, the homeland to Sikhs. If any school asks the students not to wear turbans as part of the dress code, the students can approach us without any fear. The particulars of the students and their parents will not be disclosed," he said.
Singh praised the students for raising their voice against the anti-religious dictum. "At the age of 15, the three have refused to succumb to the school authorities' anti-Sikh actions.
They also raised their voice against the misdeed of the school," he said.
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School apologises to SGPC, parents for ban on turban
01 May 2008 Indianexpress Pg 08
THE Lawrence School authorities on Wednesday apologised to the Sikh community and students, who were debarred from attending classes because they wore turbans to school, for hurting their religious sentiments. Three students of Class X were asked to leave the classroom on Tuesday because they had worn turbans instead of patka.
In a written apology to the parents of the three students, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and other religious bodies, Principal Veena Malhotra said she herself belonged to a Sikh family and by no means could even think of hurting the religious sentiments of the community.
Earlier in the day, various Sikh organisations took out a protest march from Gurdwara Singh Sabha to the school against the "highhandedness" of the school authorities. "It had certainly hurt the religious feelings.
How can you ask a Sikh not to wear a turban," said JP Singh, general secretary of Gurdwara Singh Sabha Committee.
Hardeep Singh, member of the SGPC from Mohali, said they would not tolerate any interference from the school in religious matters.
"We are living in Punjab, the homeland to Sikhs. If any school asks the students not to wear turban in the school, the students can approach us. The identity of the students will not be disclosed,"he said.
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In a written apology to the parents of the three students, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and other religious bodies, Principal Veena Malhotra said she herself belonged to a Sikh family and by no means could even think of hurting the religious sentiments of the community.
Earlier in the day, various Sikh organisations took out a protest march from Gurdwara Singh Sabha to the school against the "highhandedness" of the school authorities. "It had certainly hurt the religious feelings.
How can you ask a Sikh not to wear a turban," said JP Singh, general secretary of Gurdwara Singh Sabha Committee.
Hardeep Singh, member of the SGPC from Mohali, said they would not tolerate any interference from the school in religious matters.
"We are living in Punjab, the homeland to Sikhs. If any school asks the students not to wear turban in the school, the students can approach us. The identity of the students will not be disclosed,"he said.
Source :
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