x The decision to bar the Muslim students from entering the school on Wednesday despite government decision did not go down well with some parents, leading to violent face-off. The state government announced the reopening of 10 schools on Wednesday morning after they were first shut down in February. The schools were closed on Feb. 19 over a dispute about the wearing of hijab by Muslim female students in some of the schools. x The government set up a committee to find a solution to the dispute and it was later announced that the schools will resume on March 8 with willing female students allowed to use hijab.