High schools reopened in this southern Indian state on Tuesday and Wednesday, under the surveillance of police armed with batons, reports AFP.
Authorities have enforced the law banning gatherings of more than four people (Section 144) in several districts. No disruptions were reported.
Since the end of last year, the question of the hijab has been agitating Karnataka, where certain schools have banned Muslim high school girls from wearing their Islamic headscarves in class.
The state government had temporarily closed all schools last week.
This measure was taken as the High Court of Karnataka imposed a temporary ban on the wearing of all religious symbols in school, while the issue of the hijab was considered.
Many Indian Muslims say they feel increasingly attacked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government.
Last week, U.S. Goodwill Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain said on Twitter that the hijab ban in schools “violates religious freedom, stigmatizes and marginalizes women and girls.”
The Indian government responded in a statement that comments directed “on India’s internal problems are not welcome”.
