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The Quebec authorities is putting guardant a measure that would prohibit students and unit who attraction for them from having their look uncovered astatine school. The legislation, if passed, would mean Muslim girls who deterioration a afloat look veil volition beryllium incapable to bash so.
Education Minister Bernard Drainville puts guardant measure connected secularism successful schools
Benjamin Shingler · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 20, 2025 11:17 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago
The Quebec authorities is putting guardant a measure that would prohibit students from having their look uncovered astatine school.
The legislation, if passed, would mean Muslim girls who deterioration a afloat look veil would beryllium incapable to bash so.
The authorities would besides widen the prohibition connected the wearing of spiritual symbols to each unit successful nationalist schools and schoolhouse work centres, not conscionable teachers and principals, arsenic was antecedently the lawsuit nether Bill 21.
This would see workers who supply services to students enrolled successful earlier and aft schoolhouse care.
A humanities clause for unit already successful their presumption is included successful the bill.
It's not instantly clear how galore students and unit this would affect.
Education Minister Bernard Drainville says the authorities is an effort to fortify secularism successful schools.
Drainvillle is expected to clasp a quality league aboriginal this morning.
More to come.
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