CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel military college has decided a newly accepted Muslim student cannot wear her traditional Muslim headscarf if she enrolls.

The South Carolina school announced Tuesday that Commandant of Cadets Geno Paluso decided that allowing the student to wear the head covering known as a hijab wouldn’t be consistent with the school’s policy of having cadets look similar.

The school in Charleston is known for its buttoned-up uniforms and close-cropped haircuts that represent the sacrifice of one’s self for the greater goals of the unit.

‘‘The standardization of cadets in apparel, overall appearance, actions, and privileges is essential to the learning goals and objectives of the college,’’ the Citadel’s president, retired Lieutenant General John Rosa, said in a statement.

The Citadel will continue to accommodate any cadet’s spiritual needs when it can, such as providing special diets or time for prayer, Rosa said.

The president said he hopes the student, whose name and hometown have not been released, still attends The Citadel in the fall.

But the woman will not attend the school unless there is a change, a spokesman for the family, Ibrahim Hooper with the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C., said Tuesday.

Hooper said the family is considering legal options after the school’s rejection. The names of the student and her family have not been made public.

Associated Press