Austria to ban headscarves for students under 14

3 days ago

Austria’s Integration, Family and EU Affairs Minister Claudia Plakolm announced on Wednesday that the government had agreed to a headscarf ban for children under 14 in schools. Plakolm said after a Cabinet meeting that the ban will take effect in the autumn. She noted that it would cover public and private schools, underlining that non-compliance would lead to a meeting with the