Proposals from the Paty Commission on secularism in schools: the puzzle of school trips

2024-03-06T20:45:39.162Z

Highlights: A French teacher from a high school in Seine-Saint-Denis found herself confronted with a practical case. During a school trip, one of her students showed up wearing an abaya. “I didn’t even think to ask him to take it off. We were in a public space, outside of school time, and the students were there on a voluntary basis, reacts this teacher. I didn't ask her the question, but if I had demanded that she take off her abaya, I think she would have given up on this cultural outing," she says.

The senatorial mission recommends that the law on the prohibition of ostentatious signs and religious attire in schools should be enforced when