# Sikh Students Can Wear Dagger In Plymouth-Canton Schools, but With Modifications January 31, 2011 Author: David Lawrence Source: The Detroit Free-Press The Plymouth-Canton school district has opted to allow Sikh students to wear a small, religious dagger to school. The decision reverses a ban put in place in December after a fourth-grade boy at Bentley Elementary School in Canton was found with a dull 3- to 5-inch kirpan, a dagger that is a religious symbol baptized Sikh males are expected to carry. In Sikh tradition, the kirpan represents a commitment to fight evil. See also:- [ Civil Liberties/Civil Rights ](/news-stories/civil-libertiescivil-rights) - [ Kirpan Controversies ](/news-stories/kirpan-controversies) - [ Schools ](/news-stories/schools) - [ Sikhism ](/religions/sikhism) - [ Civic ](/tags/civic) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)