Indian teenage girl was forced to cover up her legs while attending an exam
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| Jubilee Tamuli was forced to cover up her legs while entering the exam hall |
A 19-year-old girl was prevented from entering the examination hall by a teacher in charge as she came to take the exam wearing shorts. That incident happened in Assam, India. She was forced to cover her legs with a curtain and then was allowed to take the test.
Jubilee said the teacher in charge prevented her from entering the hall even though the security guards did not stop her from entering the examination hall.
At that time her father rushed to buy her trousers. But as the test time was scheduled, she was forced to enter the hall with her feet twisted through the curtain.
Jubilee expressed anger by terming the incident as the "most humiliating experience" of her life.
Jubilee expressed anger by terming the incident as the "most humiliating experience" of her life.
"Is it a crime to wear shorts? All girls wear shorts. And if they want to have rules for wearing shorts, why didn't they mention it in the test instructions?", said the girl.
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| Jubilee Tamuli |
The Indian Express said the incident took place at the Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (GIPS), scheduled for an entrance examination of an agricultural university on Wednesday.
The victim added, "They didn't check the covid regulations, wearing masks or checking temperature... But they were too busy watching who was wearing shorts. "
Jubilee Tamuli said there was no dress code mentioned in the exam instructions. She requested the teacher in charge to talk to his father but the teacher did not respond.
The incident in Assam quickly sparked outrage and condemnation on social media. Many have called the teacher's behavior 'heinous', 'ridiculous', and 'extreme stages of moral policing'.
In India, women's dressing is often subject to certain regulations. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat was charged with 'misogyny' last March. Because he taunted a woman in 'ripped jeans'.
Such defamatory incidents have also put many Indian women to death. In July this year, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death in a growing family in Uttar Pradesh. Because the girl's family didn't like her walking around wearing jeans.