Some students of Baptist High School, Adeeke, Iwo town in Osun State, caused a stir among their colleagues as they appeared in school in choir robes and other church garments.
This is a fallout of the decision by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Osun State chapter to allow the Christian students exercise their fundamental human rights following the judgement of the Osun State High Court upholding the use of hijab for willing female students across public schools in the state.
Channels Television correspondent who visited the school observed that the students came late to the school around 8:35AM and headed to their various classes as their colleagues hailed their courage.
Many female Muslim students of the school also wore hijab on their uniforms and some members of the Christian Association of Nigeria were in the school to monitor the reaction of the teachers to their students’ mode of dressing.
No student was sent out of the class for appearing in different clothes as all the students, irrespective of their chosen uniforms sat attentively as the teachers did their job.
The Principal of Baptist High school, Iwo Osun State, Omotayo Arowolo, refused to grant an interview, but noted that there was no crisis in the school and the teachers were on duty teaching the students as usual without distraction.
