Lagos State Government says pupils in its public schools are only allowed to wear conventional uniforms to the school.

It added that usage of other appendages, including Hijab, a head scarf for Muslim women, would not be allowed.

The Commissioner for Education Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Ikeja, adding that usage of Hijab and other religious materials in public schools was against government's policy.

She said, "I summoned a stakeholder's meeting that was chaired by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Alhaji Oyinlomo Danmole. The Muslim students were represented at the meeting, Lawyers were represented.

We discussed the issue at length and we reached certain agreement. "We agreed that students could only use their Hijab when they want to go for prayers, when they want to read Qur'an, and when they are going for Jumat prayer on Fridays.

"It was agreed that no student should wear Hijab on her uniform. Doing so will cause confusion and break down of the law.

"Whoever wish that his daughter should be wearing Hijab while going to school and within the school should send such child to a private Muslim school," The commissioner, who said the government was committed to overhauling the education sector, added that the administration had spent over N7bn in upgrading the Lagos State University. Oladunjoye added that the government would continue to provide qualitative education "by all means".

She said various educational development programmes like Eko Project, Support Our Schools Initiative, and specialised development programmes for teachers and administrators in 20 specialised areas, were parts of government programmed to boost education.

She said, "For theteachers and administrators, we are boosting their capacities in areas such as subject mastery, leadership, classroom management, assessment and evaluation, ICT, Basic Accounting and many others."

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I think this has always been the policy in Lagos state. However, I think the recent cases that caused problems were caused by students being punished for wearing the hijab after school hours outside the school.

This issue is not so difficult to resolve. Let every public school select a style of hijab as part of its uniform for Muslim girls that want to use it- end of debate.

This seems to me to be a policy matter, it can become legislated if need be.

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Clearly they have outlawed it now, that is no appendages are to be added the conventional uniform and apparently their solution to the hijab issue is summarized by the statement;

Whoever wish that his daughter should be wearing Hijab while going to school and within the school should send such child to a private Muslim school

and from the above the Govt.. is not willing to change the policy neither is it willing to accept it any form of allowance. My issue about all this is the fact that female student who have reached the age of culpability for their actions would have to go on exposing their hair and wear poorly designed uniform which will expose their bodies in a way not befitting for a young lady . . . the point remains is the above action legal? maybe the students should consider enforcing their rights thru the courts, abi is Lagos state now France?

and wonders shall never how does hijab achieve breakdown of law and order?

It was agreed that no student should wear Hijab on her uniform. Doing so will cause confusion and break down of the law.

I always knew this was always going to be d case, d priority of every politician is elections. Now this has to be taken 2 court and I hear there is a precedence from another cout case in kwars which the muslims won. Insha Allah we shall be victorious again.

Lagos state really goofed on this matter. Isn't it appalling that ladies who want to cover themselves up are not allowed to do that while those who open their bodies are left to walk around freely? I hope the case will be taken to court and Insha'Allah, hijab will be allowed to be worn by everyone who wishes to wear it.

I think these sorts of issues should be addressed strategically, not just reacting to issues like Principal X beats Muslim girl in hijab.

We Muslims need to look at the laws, understand how it affects us and then react in an organised manner.

The court case is good.

These same report is in front page

http://nairaland.com/1291122/lagos-rejects-hijab-public-schools