Sikh student banned from wearing kara to school in UK
Tuesday, 03/10/2017
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London: A primary school in the UK has come under fire for banning an eight-year-old British Sikh student from wearing his kara to school because it breaches the uniform policy. Kaiden Singh, who has worn Sikh religious bangle since birth, was asked to remove it after he started at his new school, Summerhill Primary School in Tipton, in the West Midlands region last month.
His father, self-employed businessman Sunnie Singh is fighting the ban on the grounds of discrimination. “I was totally gobsmacked and completely shocked. It is a religious symbol and a religious principle. We wear it for religious reasons, it’s not to give a statement or for fashion,” Singh said.
The 30-year-old said he has told his son to refuse to remove his kara as it does not qualify as “jewellery”, which is not allowed under the school’s uniform policy. “The school have threatened my son and said he’ll be excluded if he continues to wear his bangle. They shouldn’t do that to a child. They’re trying to class it as a jewellery,” he said.
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Student’s father has ridiculed the decision of the school.
The kara is part of the five key symbols of Sikh faith including kesh, kanga, kachha and kirpan.
