Kochi, Oct. 18 -- The father of the class 8 student, who was denied permission to attend classes wearing a hijab (headscarf) at a Catholic management school in Kochi, said Friday that he would obtain a transfer certificate (TC) and seek admission for his daughter at a different school.

The decision of PM Anas, the father of the student at St Rita's Public School in Palluruthy, comes after the school management stressed on the need for a written declaration from him that the student would follow the school's uniform code. Earlier, the general education department, which had ordered an inquiry, had stated that the student had every right to wear a hijab (headscarf) at the school as part of her religious freedom.

"There are two reasons why...