Few Muslim teachers, initially filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) on 21 May 2018, stating that they had been prohibited from wearing the abaya by the school’s management committee which is headed by the school’s principal.

Muslim Teacher resuming duty at the Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College, Trincomalee allegedly threatened and assaulted over wearing an abaya to school,School principal counter accuses teacher of causing injury to her while Other teachers use students in protest against abaya-donning colleague

However as per history Sri Lankan female teacher's uniform in school is saree.