COMMISSION SIDES WITH SCHOOL'S HEAD SCARF BAN

The Dutch Equal Opportunities Commission has ruled that a Roman Catholic school was within its rights when it refused to hire a trainee because she wore a Muslim head scarf. The woman was denied a job by a school in Alkmaar in 2007 because she refused to remove her head scarf.

The woman lodged a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission, which ruled that Catholic schools are within their rights if they refuse to hire personnel who wear clothes or objects demonstrating adherence to another faith. (expatica.com)

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November 3, 2008