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Quebec government adopts secularism bill forcing students to uncover faces

On Thursday, the Legault government passed Bill 94 to extend Quebec's ban on religious symbols to everyone who interacts with students and prohibit students from wearing face coverings in schools.
Following the Bedford School probe last year, a government investigation found issues at Bedford School in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges, prompting the bill.
Extending the ban, the law names specific staff categories covered, including psychologists, janitors and cafeteria workers, and applies to library volunteers and hockey coaches in particular projects, with plans for daycare workers.
The vote split along party lines—elected CAQ members and Parti Québécois MNAs voted in favour while Liberals and Québec solidaire opposed it—and the law was sanctioned by the Lieutenant Governor.
The legislation builds on Quebec's 2019 secularism law that banned religious symbols for public employees in positions of authority and now includes students, all staff of public schools, and people working under agreements with educational institutions.

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Quebec Government Bans Students From Covering Their Faces as Part of Secularism Law Expansion

Quebec has expanded its secularism law to now prohibit any school worker from wearing religious symbols and to forbid students from covering their faces. The province first introduced its secularism law in 2019, banning public employees in positions of authority—such as teachers, judges, and police officers—from wearing religious symbols. The government has now extended that ban to include all school staff, such as psychologists, janitors, and c…

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