An Auckland ... uniform policy and now allows its students to wear the hijab after a public backlash. Controversy around the apparent ban of the Islamic headscarf at Diocesan School for Girls ...

Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland said the hijab was not allowed under their uniform code. Responding to criticism, the $19,000-a-year school conceded that girls could wear hijabs only for a ...

All schools in the Auckland region have been directed by the Ministry of Education to close until next Tuesday, February 7. In an email sent to the parents of the Diocesan School for Girls ...