Pupils will be banned from wearing abayas, loose-fitting full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in France’s state-run schools, the education minister has said.

The rule will be applied as soon as the new school year starts on 4 September.

France has a strict ban on religious signs in state schools and government buildings, arguing that they violate secular laws.

Wearing a headscarf has been banned since 2004 in state-run schools.

      • @jimbolauski
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        191 year ago

        Forcing a person not to wear a type of clothing is just as bad forcing them to wear it. The reasons for either are not important.

        • Kalash
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          1 year ago

          You hear that the military? Stop forcing people in those ugly camo uniforms! Reasons for wearing them aren’t important!

            • Kalash
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              I was mostly for showing that forcing a clothing standard sometimes does have reasons. Team sports would be another one.

              Also, banning every item of clothing that could be seen as religious, might turn into an endless game of whack-a-mole. So if France is so keen on secular clothing in schools, school uniforms seem like a legit option.

              • @afraid_of_zombies
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                51 year ago

                I am not a fan of school uniforms either.

                Why can’t we just let kids decide what to wear? Especially when it isn’t even their own children. I generally let my kids pick out their own clothing. My middle school rolled out a uniform and it was an uncomfortable disaster. Always vowed that when I became a parent I wouldn’t do this to my own kids. Fun fact it isn’t illegal to take a picture of your shredded uniform you found in the attic and mail it to your old principal’s house with a note scrawled on it “fuck you for making me wear this”.

                In any case team sports are also a really bad analogy. A small cross or head covering is not a distraction from learning the way kids not wearing sports stuff would be for the game.

                • Kalash
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                  I’m also not a fan of school uniforms in general and I don’t have personal expirence with them.

                  But the topic of dress codes came up a couple of time when I was in highschool. One of them even lead to a “ban” though, it was only school policy, not a law. But yeah, there were a couple of girls that really pushed the limits of how short they could make their tops and hotpants. I, of course, loved it at the time, but looking back as an adult, 14-16 year olds probably shouldn’t dress like that in school.

                  Another topic I even caused myself. I went through kind of a punk phase and one day showed up with steel-tipped boots and a 30cm, neon green mohawk. There were some complaints, but ultimatly nothing happened.

                  My point is, regulating clothing in certain public situation is quite common with widley varying regional standards. It’s not as simple as “everyone should be able to wear what they want”.

                  • @afraid_of_zombies
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                    31 year ago

                    My point is, regulating clothing in certain public situation is quite common

                    Is a rule a good rule because it is common or because it is good?

          • @WorldWideLem
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            101 year ago

            I don’t think anyone would confuse military service with freedom.

          • Flying SquidM
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            01 year ago

            So schoolchildren should be treated like they’re in the military?

            • @bouh
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              01 year ago

              The dream of any fascist is kid soldiers (also kid workers, they’re never productive soon enough).

      • @bouh
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        01 year ago

        So to protect the freedom of these women you deny them the freedom to wear a dress?

        Holy fuck the racists are so stupid it’s surreal!

          • @bouh
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            31 year ago

            Protecting women by telling them how to dress. That feels very much like 19th century.

            You understand the dress is not even religious?

            • @DarthBueller
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              01 year ago

              What percentage of husbands/street enforcers will beat her if she doesn’t wear it? Where do those cultural norms of modesty come from, pray tell?