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Protests have broken out as some schools begin preventing students and teachers from attending classes.
A country where around 96 percent of the population identifies as Muslim is witnessing protests after schools began turning away some girls and teachers for wearing the hijab, triggering a debate over religious freedom and secular education in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan's revised school dress code has led some institutions to exclude hijab-wearing students and teachers. The amendment, approved last month, does not explicitly ban the hijab. Instead, it prohibits clothing that authorities consider contrary to the "principle of secularism" in state schools.