I think we need to take the above in context. It wasn't a statement out of thin air, it came in the context of an interview covering an issue/incident which has some folks in Quebec hot.
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I would agree that the above is disconcerting. I understand Quebecer's concerns that such behavior is an affront to an avowed secularist society and school system.
Now, is it just about a handful of teachers/students and one school? In which case this would seem like a potential over-reaction or is there evidence of this behavior being a wider issue?
Regardless, I'm not sure legislation is required, beyond what's already in place. The behavior described could result in disciplinary action against both teachers and students.
One would think that would be sufficient correction.
Yes, Quebec can be a bit xenophobic at times..........but having teachers forbid girls taking part in sports is a real action that imparts real social consequence. A single, quiet (in your head) prayer at the back of a class, like many have said before
they write an exam they forgot to study for........... ought to be no big deal; but the co-opting of a public school classroom for religious proselytization is a real concern.
Should the above require or permit gross over-reach of the law and facilitate needless and damaging discrimination? No. But I get where the sentiment arises.
