Latoyka Dyer, Dauriyah's mother told the Jamaica Observer that under Islamic laws, once a female enters puberty she is required to cover her entire body except for her face and hands. Dyer said that because of this law, she has, requested that the uniforms blouse sleeves be extended to Dauriyah's wrists and the tunic be lengthened to her ankles.
Dyer, however, said that since she had made her request known on July 3, the school's principal, Elaine Cunningham has refused to meet with her to come to an amicable solution about the uniform adjustments.
When the Sunday Observer contacted the school, the principal's secretary said that Cunningham was in a meeting. The secretary, however, went on to say that Dyer is a troublemaker and the school cannot bend the rules to suit one individual.
"Let me tell you straight, she is a troublemaker. I have been here for 13 years and four Muslim students have passed through the school and none of them have had a problem with the uniform. We can't make adjustments for one individual, or else we will have to do it for all," the secretary said.
Sheryl Broomfield, secretary to education minister Ronald Thwaites said that the Chief Education Officer Dorret Campbell has been notified about the situation and the uniform will not be adjusted, but an alternative has been offered to Dyer.
GO TO MADRASA WHERE YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO COMPROMISE YOUR "ISLAMIC BELIEFS".
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