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Kansas school principal suspended after hijab controversy

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JUNCTION CITY, Kan. — A Kansas high school principal has been suspended indefinitely after a student complained last month that she had been asked to remove her Islamic head scarf, known as a hijab.

The Geary County School Board voted Monday night to suspend Junction City High School Principal Melissa Sharp with pay.

On Oct. 21, a student said she was told by a hall monitor to remove the hijab, prompting a protest the next day by several students.

Sharp sent an email to parents a few days later saying the incident never happened. The board said in a statement that Sharp's suspension comes after an investigation into the incident.