Daycare Near Lyon: Fired for Her Headscarf, Parents Mobilize

About thirty parents have mobilized to denounce the dismissal of Sara, an early childhood assistant, who was removed from the Perle de Soie daycare in Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône-Alpes) for wearing a headscarf upon her return from maternity leave.

Ramadan and Public Schools in Primary and Secondary Education – Belgian Law

Nadia, 14 years old, attends a public school in the Brussels Region. She is in good health and doesn’t encounter any particular difficulties at school. During a physical education class, her teacher addresses the class and states that all Muslim students should not fast during her class. Does a teacher have the right to forbid a student from fasting during the month of Ramadan?