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Muslim student to attend Vermont military school that will allow headscarf
Source: Associated Press
Muslim student to attend Vermont military school that will allow headscarf
Associated Press in Northfield, Vermont
Wednesday 1 June 2016 18.22 BST
A Muslim high school student from Florida who hopes to become a Navy officer is going to attend Norwich University, after the Vermont military school said it would allow her to wear her headscarf beneath her uniform.
Sana Hamze had initially hoped to attend the Citadel in South Carolina, but the school would not change its uniform policy to accommodate her headscarf.
“I didn’t think it was fair to choose between practicing my faith and attending the Citadel,” she told CNN. She noted that the US military makes accommodations for Sikhs wearing turbans and Muslim women wearing hijabs.
The 17-year-old said she chose Norwich, which touts itself as the nation’s oldest private military college and the birthplace of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC, after the school agreed her request.
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Associated Press in Northfield, Vermont
Wednesday 1 June 2016 18.22 BST
A Muslim high school student from Florida who hopes to become a Navy officer is going to attend Norwich University, after the Vermont military school said it would allow her to wear her headscarf beneath her uniform.
Sana Hamze had initially hoped to attend the Citadel in South Carolina, but the school would not change its uniform policy to accommodate her headscarf.
“I didn’t think it was fair to choose between practicing my faith and attending the Citadel,” she told CNN. She noted that the US military makes accommodations for Sikhs wearing turbans and Muslim women wearing hijabs.
The 17-year-old said she chose Norwich, which touts itself as the nation’s oldest private military college and the birthplace of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC, after the school agreed her request.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/01/muslim-student-headscarf-vermont-military-school-the-citadel-denied-request
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