school uniform policies need to accommodate students’ cultural practices
by：Collarblend Uniform
2020-02-26
Can schools implement a unified policy that does not take into account students\' religious or cultural beliefs and customs? This is an issue that the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of Victoria is currently considering (VCAT).
Sagrop Singh Arora represents his fiveyear-
The old son Sida Singh Arora is challenging the decision of the Melton Christian Academy not to register his son unless he agrees not to wear the Sikh headscarf patka.
Although Melton Christian College is a Christian school, children of all faiths are accepted \"as long as they do not wear clothes that promote other religions.
The clear reason for its position is that it does not \"want children to be different \".
Australia is well known for its poor protection of religious freedom.
The Victoria Equal Opportunity Act prohibits discrimination based on religion, but also provides schools with extensive exemptions related to uniforms. Section 42(1)
Country: Educational institutions can develop and implement reasonable standards of dress, appearance and conduct for students.
This is qualified according to section 42nd (2)
Which states that, in the case of a school, without limiting the generality of what constitutes a reasonable dress, appearance or standard of conduct, if the educational authority that manages the school takes into account the views of the school community in setting the criteria, then the criteria must be considered reasonable.
Earlier this year, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner Christine Hilton commented on cases in which the school refused to allow students to comb their braids, even if it was done for cultural reasons.
She said: students have braids all their lives and their hairstyles link them to their culture, there is a clear difference between the two, there are also students who have pigtails or corn on vacation overseas.
Today, I moved to the other side of the world to escape family drama, and I was alienated from several family members-mostly out of choice.
The distance between our hearts is greater than the distance between our homes.
David Gleeson, principal of Melton Christian College, did not distinguish between headwear worn for fashion reasons and Sikh headwear worn for faith reasons.
He reportedly made an analogy between Sidhak\'s patka and a student who wanted to wear a new balance cap but was not allowed to wear it.
Patka is a smaller version of the headscarf or dastar worn by most Sikhs.
This is an important article of faith.
Therefore, it is an important part of the identity of Sikh children.
It\'s not just a dress.
It is also possible to draw an analogy with a British case in which a Muslim student questioned the decision of denbiger high school to ban her from wearing an Islamic dress known as jilbab.
While the House of Lords is divided on whether the school uniform policy violates the religious freedom of students, all agree that there is a valid reason to do so.
Muslim female students at Danbi high school are allowed to wear shalwar kameez, an alternative form of Islamic clothing.
In consultation with the local community, the school agreed to provide such accommodation for Muslim students.
The purpose of the school\'s requirement to comply with its uniform policy is to promote social cohesion in a multicultural, multicultural environmentfaith school.
On the one hand, the Denbigh High School case supports the position of the Melton Christian College.
As with Denbigh High, the clear goal of its unified policy is to be inclusive-to ensure that individual students are \"not standing out \".
On the other hand, Denbigh High has negotiated with the local community to try to meet the needs of Muslim students-the Melton Christian Academy does not seem to do this for Sikh students.
VCAT will determine whether the uniform policy of the Melton Christian Academy is an exception under section 42.
However, it is not a problem whether this policy is legal or not.
In a multi-religious and multicultural society, the attitude of the school is not helpful.
It is reported that the principal of the school commented: I think one of the real advantages of the college is that we have . . . . . . Everyone turns a blind eye to religious beliefs.
This is about the same color-
Adopt a blind attitude towards racism.
The difficulty with this approach is that it does not adapt or acknowledge the difference, it just pretends that it does not exist.
Refusing to recognize Sikh faith in Sidhak and refusing to allow him to admit it does not mean that it is not there.
Similarly, the school claims that its policy is neutral and equally unhelpful.
The problem with neutrality is that for most people it is actually just neutral.
Only a minority was asked to compromise.
Equality is not always equal.
The policy of requiring all students to take the stairs is neutral, but has a negative impact on students using wheelchairs.
Similarly, the school uniform policy prohibiting students from wearing any form of headwear is neutral, but has a negative impact on Sikh, Muslim and Jewish students.
Providing some form of accommodation for students in Sidhak and other similar positions does not require the Melton Christian College to abandon the uniform policy.
Students can still be required to comply with all other aspects of it.
Schools can also ask for students\' religious attire in terms of color and fit with existing uniforms.
Schools can learn from the role models of Victoria and Western Australian police to find ways to accommodate Sikh headscarves and Islamic headscarves within existing unified policies.
The article was originally published in the dialogue.
Read the original text here.
Comment: me and my 6-year-old son.
What I have learned is that all racism and sexism have turned my lovely boy into a bias. Together.
International Grammar says the decision is part of the school\'s \"inclusive, celebratory culture.
Sikh-
In a historic ruling, American officers won the right to serve in a headscarf, and Captain Simratpal Singh became the first Sikh.
An American officer serving with his religious headscarf and beard.
Sagrop Singh Arora represents his fiveyear-
The old son Sida Singh Arora is challenging the decision of the Melton Christian Academy not to register his son unless he agrees not to wear the Sikh headscarf patka.
Although Melton Christian College is a Christian school, children of all faiths are accepted \"as long as they do not wear clothes that promote other religions.
The clear reason for its position is that it does not \"want children to be different \".
Australia is well known for its poor protection of religious freedom.
The Victoria Equal Opportunity Act prohibits discrimination based on religion, but also provides schools with extensive exemptions related to uniforms. Section 42(1)
Country: Educational institutions can develop and implement reasonable standards of dress, appearance and conduct for students.
This is qualified according to section 42nd (2)
Which states that, in the case of a school, without limiting the generality of what constitutes a reasonable dress, appearance or standard of conduct, if the educational authority that manages the school takes into account the views of the school community in setting the criteria, then the criteria must be considered reasonable.
Earlier this year, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner Christine Hilton commented on cases in which the school refused to allow students to comb their braids, even if it was done for cultural reasons.
She said: students have braids all their lives and their hairstyles link them to their culture, there is a clear difference between the two, there are also students who have pigtails or corn on vacation overseas.
Today, I moved to the other side of the world to escape family drama, and I was alienated from several family members-mostly out of choice.
The distance between our hearts is greater than the distance between our homes.
David Gleeson, principal of Melton Christian College, did not distinguish between headwear worn for fashion reasons and Sikh headwear worn for faith reasons.
He reportedly made an analogy between Sidhak\'s patka and a student who wanted to wear a new balance cap but was not allowed to wear it.
Patka is a smaller version of the headscarf or dastar worn by most Sikhs.
This is an important article of faith.
Therefore, it is an important part of the identity of Sikh children.
It\'s not just a dress.
It is also possible to draw an analogy with a British case in which a Muslim student questioned the decision of denbiger high school to ban her from wearing an Islamic dress known as jilbab.
While the House of Lords is divided on whether the school uniform policy violates the religious freedom of students, all agree that there is a valid reason to do so.
Muslim female students at Danbi high school are allowed to wear shalwar kameez, an alternative form of Islamic clothing.
In consultation with the local community, the school agreed to provide such accommodation for Muslim students.
The purpose of the school\'s requirement to comply with its uniform policy is to promote social cohesion in a multicultural, multicultural environmentfaith school.
On the one hand, the Denbigh High School case supports the position of the Melton Christian College.
As with Denbigh High, the clear goal of its unified policy is to be inclusive-to ensure that individual students are \"not standing out \".
On the other hand, Denbigh High has negotiated with the local community to try to meet the needs of Muslim students-the Melton Christian Academy does not seem to do this for Sikh students.
VCAT will determine whether the uniform policy of the Melton Christian Academy is an exception under section 42.
However, it is not a problem whether this policy is legal or not.
In a multi-religious and multicultural society, the attitude of the school is not helpful.
It is reported that the principal of the school commented: I think one of the real advantages of the college is that we have . . . . . . Everyone turns a blind eye to religious beliefs.
This is about the same color-
Adopt a blind attitude towards racism.
The difficulty with this approach is that it does not adapt or acknowledge the difference, it just pretends that it does not exist.
Refusing to recognize Sikh faith in Sidhak and refusing to allow him to admit it does not mean that it is not there.
Similarly, the school claims that its policy is neutral and equally unhelpful.
The problem with neutrality is that for most people it is actually just neutral.
Only a minority was asked to compromise.
Equality is not always equal.
The policy of requiring all students to take the stairs is neutral, but has a negative impact on students using wheelchairs.
Similarly, the school uniform policy prohibiting students from wearing any form of headwear is neutral, but has a negative impact on Sikh, Muslim and Jewish students.
Providing some form of accommodation for students in Sidhak and other similar positions does not require the Melton Christian College to abandon the uniform policy.
Students can still be required to comply with all other aspects of it.
Schools can also ask for students\' religious attire in terms of color and fit with existing uniforms.
Schools can learn from the role models of Victoria and Western Australian police to find ways to accommodate Sikh headscarves and Islamic headscarves within existing unified policies.
The article was originally published in the dialogue.
Read the original text here.
Comment: me and my 6-year-old son.
What I have learned is that all racism and sexism have turned my lovely boy into a bias. Together.
International Grammar says the decision is part of the school\'s \"inclusive, celebratory culture.
Sikh-
In a historic ruling, American officers won the right to serve in a headscarf, and Captain Simratpal Singh became the first Sikh.
An American officer serving with his religious headscarf and beard.
