The Islamic school I attend has a non-Muslim principal.

Answer

Firstly, the school you are attending is not an Islamic school in terms of the Shariah. It is a non-Muslim school - a kuffaar school – a shaitaani school. Calling it 'Islamic' does not transform it into an Islamic school. If there are Muslims at this non-Muslim school, who are responsible for the idols and for banning the Amaamah (Turban), then they lose their Imaan and will be classified as murtaddeen. A 'Muslim' who bans the Amaamah is a confirmed munaafiq and murtad.

While acts and attitudes of kufr, fisq and fujoor are integral constituents of non-Musim schools, and over which Muslims have no control, it is intolerable for Muslim parents to have their children admitted to such haraam institutions. It is haram for the parents to send their children to this evil, shaitaani school. It is haram for the students to remain in this abode of shaitaan.

Parents who send their children to the school of Iblees, and the students who attend this school, are just as vile as the murtaddeen who have banned the Amaamah and who allow Hindu idols into the school hall. The parents and the Muslim students by remaining at this kuffaar school are aiding and abetting in kufr, shirk, fisq and fujoor. You are not permitted by the Shariah to remain at this haraam, so -called 'islamic' school. It is unintelligent to blame shaitaan and the murtaddeen. They are merely executing their duty of disseminating kufr, shirk, fisq and fujoor.

Understand well, that in terms of the Shariah, you are an adult. On the Day of Qiyaamah, in addition to your parents being hauled into the Divine Court and possibly flung into Jahannam, you will not be let off the hook. You will likewise be severely punished for attending an institution of kufr, fisq and fujoor – an institution which prohibits Muslims from fulfilling the tenets of Islam. The tenets of Islam are not restricted to Salaat and Saum. Wearing an Amaamah/Topi is among the incumbent essentials and tenants of Islam. Prohibiting a Muslim from wearing Islamic headgear is like prohibiting him from Salaat. Submitting to such a haraam and kufr instruction is haraam.

Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "There is no obedience for anyone in anything in which there is the disobedience of Allah." When Muslim students and their parents reconcile with the kufr, fisq and fujoor of the school, then they should not find fault with the kuffaar and murtaddeen who are in charge of the institution. They should not soothe their agitating conscience by self-deception, believing that they are being compelled to submit to the kufr of the school's unfortunate, murtaddeen authorities. No one compels them, and no one can compel anyone to attend this institution of the devil.

Those students who are able to tolerate being in the haraam institution, and those parents who send their children to such schools suffer from gross Imaani deficiency. Complaining against the implementation of kufr and shirk by the institution does not absolve Muslim students and their parents from their Shar'i obligation. And, that obligation is to "Get out of shaitaan's school!"

Indeed, Muslim students and parents debase their Imaan, their Islamic reputation and their Deen by submitting to the demands of the school of kufr and shirk. Muslim pupils who attend this school, and their parents are bereft of honour. The honourable option – the Islamic option is to simply get out of that institution of kufr, fisq and fujoor.

Furthermore, Muslim teachers, especially molvis who are in the service of the kufr school are aiding and abetting kufr and shirk, fisq and fujoor. For the sake of the miserable few rands have they betrayed Allah Ta'ala, His Rasool (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) and Islam. They are on par with the kuffaar and murtaddeen, for they aid and abet in the haraam, kufr process.

Your only choice according to the Deen is to get out of that place of kufr, shirk, fisq and fujoor.