Row over students not wearing niqab on bus

RIYADH: While Princess Nora University didn't officially comment on the case of a student who was told to leave the bus by the supervisor because she was not wearing a niqab, it posted a tweet on its official twitter account calling on all of its students to abide by the bylaws and regulations of the university.
The case came to light after the release of a videoclip on YouTube in which some girls inside a bus were seen arguing with supervisors because one student had shown her face momentarily and then quickly covered it. The supervisor stopped the bus and threatened to throw all students out of the vehicle. He told the driver not to proceed until he found out who was momentarily unveiled on the bus.
The clip, which was distributed widely, showed the supervisor raising his voice at the students while calling for one student to get off because of her face showing. However, he threatened to get all students out if they didn't tell on their colleague who momentarily uncovered her face.
He ordered the driver to turn off the air conditioner in a bid to force the students to snitch on their mate. This was at noon when the temperature stood at 47 degrees centigrade. However, the girls refused to give in and the case was forwarded to Minister of Education Azzam Al-Dakhil.
One student, who preferred anonymity, said she and her three mates had gotten used to taking the niqab off inside the bus because it was closed and they sat on seats in the back row. But the supervisor saw one of them and insisted that she got off the bus.
The student who videotaped the incident said the supervisor stood his ground and forced the others to get off the bus and walk until the next stop.