Why is the 'jilbab' still forbidden?

Why is the 'jilbab' still forbidden?

From Republika

My sister, who is a junior high school student in East
Jakarta, is being treated unfairly by the school management. It
started when she had to take national exams, which requires a
recent photograph. The simple act of taking a photograph became a
problem when school management required pictures of the students
without headdress. My sister, who wears a jilbab (Islamic head
dress for women), also had to abide by the regulation. The reason
given was: "It is a requirement made by the authorities."

The authorities threatened to withhold my sister's certificate
if she refused to take off her jilbab for the photo.

It is not the first time a woman has been asked to remove her
jilbab. In a country that prides itself on being at the forefront
of Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa (belief in one God) worship, why is
this kind of religious discrimination still happening?

Schools teach us about the freedom of worship which is
guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution. But isn't forbidding someone
from wearing Islamic headdress when taking a passport-sized
photograph a violation of the Constitution? I suggest the school
examine its requirements on making photographs for the exams.

BOWO PRASETYO

Jakarta