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| Dutch schools back ban on veils |
| 2003-02-09 |
| All Amsterdam high schools, barring one, have agreed to ban wearing face covering veils because they limit communication in the classroom, the regional Parool newspaper reported in its Friday evening edition. Sounds like good sense, so there's probably something wrong with it... The decision of the Amsterdam school boards will affect 33,000 students. Islamic schools are also supporting the ban and only one high school said it needed more time before taking a decision. The general ban on the chador and niqaab - both face covering veils worn by Muslim women - came after the ROC trade school in Amsterdam came in conflict with four pupils who started attending classes with the veils last year. "We report. You roll your eyes." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |