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But the decision to allow the head covering in state primary schools has angered Islamic campaigners who believe the children may be bullied for looking different to other pupils." Many are also furious because the garment is often seen as one of sexual modesty for adolescent teens - and say that out of context it can be seen as sexualising little girls. Gina Khan, a children’s right campaigner in Birmingham said: “Schools are allowing it because they are afraid of being called Islamophobic and they have been told that this is a religious garment.

At least two religious schools said they will stop buying uniforms from the clothing company Lands’ End this week because it honored abortion activist Gloria Steinem in its spring catalog and created a campaign to donate to Steinem’s organization. Tolton Catholic High School and the College of the Ozarks, both in Missouri, said they were disgusted that the company would honor the well-known abortion activist who once said women “need” abortion. Earlier this month, Lands’ End published an interview and photo-shoot with Steinem on its website (see images below) and in its spring catalog, highlighting Steinem’s work to pass an...

Some Little Rock School District students had an abbreviated first day of school. They were sent home, because they weren't wearing uniforms. Parents of some Cloverdale Charter Middle School students say their kids were kicked out of class before the opening bell rang this morning even though they signed a waiver opting out of the uniform policy. Parents were told the waiver did not apply to Cloverdale even though the school is in the Little Rock School District. Melissa Ragan's daughter Angel was one of the students who came to school without a uniform. Ragan was annoyed to learn that...

Student is uniformly defiant By Jeremy R. Cooke 09/03/2003 THROOP -- A Mid Valley School District ninth-grader may face truancy charges for not complying with the district's new uniform dress code policy, implemented this school year for students from kindergarten through 11th grade. Ari Pavelich, 14, and his mother, Alyce Bernatovich, of Olyphant, call the policy "discriminatory" because it allows high school seniors to dress as they please during this year only. Mid Valley school directors approved the exemption for students in 12th grade during 2003-04 to prevent them from having to buy district-approved clothes that might be used...