Wednesday, August 15, 2007

German State Court Upholds Headscarf Ban for Teachers

A court in Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia has upheld a ban on female Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in schools.

Wearing a headscarf violated a state regulation against religious symbols in public schools, the administrative court in the western city of Düsseldorf ruled on Tuesday.
The case was brought by a 52-year-old secondary school teacher, who said she would appeal Tuesday's ruling. The teacher had argued that her headscarf was a "fashion accessory à la Grace Kelly" that was in line with Christian-Occidental values.

That's a new argument! "fashion accessory à la Grace Kelly"!! Nice one!

The judges did not accept the argument, pointing out that since the teacher always wore the scarf, it was a symbol of her religous beliefs.

Too bad isn't it? It was a nice argument!

In Bavaria, on the other hand, teachers may wear hats in school.

Perhaps she needs to relocate to Bavaria and then start wearing hats, "fashion accessory à la HRH Queen Elizabeth II"



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