The English Montreal School Board says it is “elated” by a Quebec Superior Court judge’s decision to strike down certain sections of Bill 21 that applied to English schools.
Bill 21 forbids the wearing of religious symbols such as turbans, kippas and hijabs for employees of the state deemed to be in positions of authority, including police officers and teachers.
In his decision, Judge Marc-André Blanchard upheld most of the law but ruled it can’t be applied to English schools since it violates minority language rights protected under section 23 of the Charter.
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