Srinagar School Vishwa Bharti, which earlier barred students from entering the school wearing Abaya has issued an order allowing students to wear Abaya inside the premises.
In an order, accessed by The Kashmiriyat, the school has said, “That it has been running on the social media that female students have been directed not to wear Abaya (Long Robe) which is totally baseless and misrepresented.”
The School Management always respects the sentiments of all the sections of the society visa vis the dress code, it said.
The school claimed that no ban has been imposed by the School Principal or the Mangement on wearing Abaya but it was politely conveyed to the students to wear School Uniform underneath the Abaya, the order read.
It is for the information of all students that they can wear the Abaya and no such restrictions have been imposed in the classrooms, the school said through an order.
“Today’s conversation with the students and the parents has been misrepresented and in any case if it has hurt the sentiments of the students or the parents, I unconditionally apologize for the same,” the school principal said.
Earlier students had staged massive protests after they were allegedly disallowed to enter the school wearing Abaya.