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Veiled teacher prompts student transfer from the Holhuashi section Huvaas 1 June 2002
The boy began complaining from the time the teacher first appeared in the class. Specifically, he said that the veil made his teacher look ugly, and that she didn't wear any attractive coloured dresses either. The teacher ignored his comments. A short while later, the student's mother contacted the teacher and told her the student had always been very fashion conscious. She said her son was extremely disappointed that his teacher wore the burugaa [veil], and this reaction was affecting his studies. Although the teacher refused to remove the burugaa, she continued to perform her duties as best she could. Later the student's parents contacted the school authorities and made a complaint, but even the most experienced administrators had never dealt with a complaint like this before, and it developed into a 'serious problem'. Because it was a complaint from parents, the school had to take it seriously, and eventually the parents were advised to make a formal written application requesting transfer to another class, on the grounds that the teacher's veil was having a negative impact on their boy's academic progress. The parents acted, and now the student attends a class where the teacher has no veil. Instead she wears lipstick and bright clothes. The boy is very happy and smiles when he looks at her. Now an amusing rumour is claiming that the new fashionable teacher is thinking of wearing the burugaa! |
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