Post by Logan on Apr 17, 2016 5:09:22 GMT -6
CHARLESTON— An incoming freshman female student at The Citadel has asked the military college to let her wear a traditional Muslim headscarf when she begins classes in the fall, the first time such a request has been made at the school known for its buttoned-up uniforms and close-cropped haircuts.
South Carolina's military college, founded in 1842, has a policy that states the college will approve religious accommodation requests unless it "will have an adverse impact on a competing institutional interest including, but not limited to, cohesion, morale, good order and discipline, cadet welfare, safety and/or health."Citadel spokeswoman Kim Keelor said Friday that although a number of Muslims have attended the public college, she hasn't heard of any of them ever asking to wear a headscarf.
The policy also says "accommodation of a cadet's religious practices must be examined considering these factors and cannot be guaranteed at all times."
The school said it was reviewing the student's request. Keelor wouldn't identify the student or say where she was from, citing privacy concerns.
Read more: www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2016/04/15/citadel-considers-exception-allow-muslim-headscarf/83089082/
South Carolina's military college, founded in 1842, has a policy that states the college will approve religious accommodation requests unless it "will have an adverse impact on a competing institutional interest including, but not limited to, cohesion, morale, good order and discipline, cadet welfare, safety and/or health."Citadel spokeswoman Kim Keelor said Friday that although a number of Muslims have attended the public college, she hasn't heard of any of them ever asking to wear a headscarf.
The policy also says "accommodation of a cadet's religious practices must be examined considering these factors and cannot be guaranteed at all times."
The school said it was reviewing the student's request. Keelor wouldn't identify the student or say where she was from, citing privacy concerns.
Read more: www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2016/04/15/citadel-considers-exception-allow-muslim-headscarf/83089082/