Regional government of Galicia overturns the punishment against a student for wearing the hijab

March, 10/2011 A female student who was expelled for wearing the headscarf in a primary school in Arteixo (Galicia) has been readmitted. The regional government of Galicia overturns that punishment because of a bureaucratic problem: it doesn’t exist any disciplinary action dossier open against the girl. However, the school could present again a disciplinary action…

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School in Galicia punished a student for wearing the hijab

The primary school Novo CEIP denies the entrance to any student who has their head covered in Arteixo (Galicia, Spain). This rule includes hats, caps and the Islamic veil. A female student, eleven years old, has been recently punished for wearing the Islamic headscarf in this school. As a result she can’t attend to any…

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