A Church-run school in Ernakulam, Kerala, shut down for two days after protests escalated against the school's refusal to allow a Muslim student to wear a hijab. The Kerala High Court has now granted police protection to the CBSE-affiliated St Rita’s Public School in Palluruthy, after the matter was raised in court on Monday.

The row began after a class 8 student was denied entry to class after she came wearing a hijab on October 7. School authorities had stopped the girl, saying that the hijab violated the school’s dress code, and the girl was made to remove it. The hijab is a scarf that covers the hair, neck, and ears.

The school management had also sought a written explanation from the guardians of the student.

On October 10, however, the student's guardians, along with six other per

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