“They will be received and talked to in order to understand the new rule, why we made this decision,” added Gabriel Attal, confirming that from the first day of school on Monday, it is forbidden to enter the classrooms wearing Muslim clothing.
Secularization is one of the basic values of education in the French Republic
– he added. To this end, the government will send out a circular letter to public education institutions on Thursday, clarifying the new rule and “providing suggestions and direction for the dialogue”. The school principals will also receive another circular, which they will have to deliver to the affected families – the head of the ministry indicated.
