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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has recommended the general education secretary and higher secondary director to issue an order stating that no schools should insist that girls should plait their hair on both sides while coming to school.

The order by the commission has been issued following a complaint filed by plus two student from Kasargod, Cheemeni higher secondary school. However the commission said that the schools can insist that the girl students should properly comb their hairs.

Commission chairperson Shobha Koshy and members of the commission K Nazeer and C U Meean issued the order following the complaint from the student that due to this strict instruction the students are facing several side effects on the hair.

The student complained before the commission that it was difficult to plait the hair soon after taking bath and it is destroying the healthiness of the hair. This is also creating bad smell and hence the students are forced not to take bath before coming to the school.

The commission observed that the students are not getting adequate time before coming to school for all these and hence the schools cannot insist on such conditions. The commission has asked the general education secretary and higher education director to report back within one month on the steps taken to implement the order of the commission.

