The Law No. 2004-228 of March 15, 2004<\/strong>, applying the principle of secularism, framing the wearing of signs or attire openly manifesting a religious affiliation in public schools, middle schools, and high schools states:<\/p>\n “In public schools, middle schools, and high schools, the wearing of signs or attire by which students openly manifest a religious affiliation is prohibited<\/strong><\/em>” (Article L. 141-5-1 of the Education Code).<\/p>\n The law applies to public schools, middle schools, and high schools, and the circular of May 18, 2004, regarding the implementation of the law of March 15, 2004<\/strong> specifies that in high schools, the law applies to all students, including those enrolled in post-baccalaureate programs (preparatory classes for grandes \u00e9coles, higher technician sections).<\/p>\n According to this circular (art.2-2), the law of March 15, 2004, applies to all activities under the responsibility of educational institutions or teachers, including those taking place outside the school premises<\/strong>, such as school trips, school travels, and physical education and sports classes.<\/p>\n However, the provisions of Article L. 141-5-1 of the Education Code do not apply to a student from a public educational institution when they are doing an internship in a company or an observation period in a professional environment.<\/p>\n Indeed, during this period, the intern student must comply with the internal regulations of the company (Article D. 124-4 of the Education Code).<\/p>\n The intern is not considered an employee, but they must respect the rules of their host institution, which means that to keep the headscarf, Aliyah will have to choose a private company that does not have a neutrality clause in compliance with the law in its internal regulations.<\/p>\n Similarly, if she wishes to do her internship in a public service or in a structure carrying out a public service mission, the obligation of neutrality would apply to her as an intern (Council of State, 28\/07\/2017, 390740; Rights Defender, 10\/01263; CA, CPAM ruling November 6, 2011, S 10\/01263-CR; Court of Cassation, CPAM, March 19, 2013, 12-11.690).<\/p>\n If you are required to remove the headscarf during your internship even though the host institution allows you to keep it:<\/strong><\/p>\n Circular of May 18, 2004, regarding the implementation of the law of March 15, 2004. Education Code: Articles L124-1 to L124-20 (general principles); Education Code: Articles D124-1 to D124-13 (types of authorized and prohibited internships, validity of internship agreements, remuneration). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aliyah is enrolled in a public middle school and will have to complete a mandatory internship to discover the working world. She wants to know if she can keep her headscarf. What Does the Law Say? The Law No. 2004-228 of March 15, 2004, applying the principle of secularism, framing the wearing of signs or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[510,436],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-france-en","category-legal-en"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat should I do?<\/h4>\n
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