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Waregem bans headscarves in municipal schools

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Waregem’s municipal primary schools have added a ban on religious and political symbols, insignia and clothing during educational activities.
  • Education alderman Marie Van Tieghem said the rule had effectively existed as an unwritten policy.

Waregem’s municipal primary schools are introducing a ban on headscarves and other religious or political symbols and clothing during educational activities. The restriction now appears in the schools’ regulations.

Education alderman Marie Van Tieghem said the policy had already functioned as “an unwritten rule.”

That was actually already an unwritten rule.

· Marie Van TieghemWaregem’s education alderman explained the background to the change in the school regulations.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.