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(82,333 posts) Wed May 11, 2016, 12:45 PM May 2016

The Citadel says no to hijabs [View all]

CBS/AP/ May 10, 2016, 10:18 AM
Last Updated May 10, 2016 5:32 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel military college, known for its buttoned-up uniforms and strict discipline, decided Tuesday that a newly accepted female student cannot wear a traditional Muslim headscarf if she enrolls in the fall.

The decision disappointed the student, according to a family spokesman who said they are considering legal options because they believe "it's the same issue faced by African-Americans and women in this situation."

The school didn't immediately embrace the first African-American cadets during the 1960s and fought the enrollment of women in the 1990s before relenting.

Commandant of Cadets Geno Paluso said allowing the student to wear the head covering known as a hijab wouldn't be consistent with the school's policy of having cadets look similar.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-citadel-military-college-denies-muslim-student-hijab/

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The Citadel says no to hijabs [View all] rug May 2016 OP

The cadet knew the rules when she applied. tonyt53 May 2016 #1

She did. The Citadel didn't. rug May 2016 #6

Years of tradition, cloudbase May 2016 #2

An unsavory tradition. rug May 2016 #3

If their funding sources include tax money, they can't discriminate. procon May 2016 #4

Anout 9% of its revenue is from the government. rug May 2016 #5