A
New York traffic cop who was ordered to shave his beard
and denied permission to wear a turban while on duty
has been reinstated.
The city's Commission of Human Rights
ruled this week that the beard and the turban are religious
symbols.
Officer Jasjit Singh Jaggi, a member
of the Sikh religion, was forced to resign from the
NYPD because he insisted on keeping his beard and wearing
a turban despite orders to get rid of both.
The New York Sun reported today that
a police department spokesman said, "Upon reinstatement,
he will meet with the office of equal opportunity to
discuss the accommodations of wearing a turban.
According to the commission, Jaggi had
"established a bona fide religious belief requiring
the wearing of the turban. |