French law on religious symbols in schools

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo public secondary schools
public primary schools
gptkbp:basedOn principle of laïcité (secularism)
gptkbp:compatibleWith universities
private schools
gptkbp:controversy debate on religious freedom
accusations of discrimination against Muslims
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:United_Nations_Human_Rights_Committee
human rights organizations
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2004-03-15
gptkbp:enforcedBy school principals
gptkbp:enforcementAction student can be excluded from class
student can be expelled
gptkbp:fullTextAvailableAt https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000000417977/
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French law on religious symbols in schools
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName Loi n° 2004-228 du 15 mars 2004
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:French_National_Assembly
gptkb:French_Senate
gptkbp:prohibits Islamic headscarves
Jewish kippahs
Sikh turbans
conspicuous religious symbols in public schools
large Christian crosses
gptkbp:relatedTo French ban on face coverings
French concept of laïcité
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jacques_Chirac
gptkbp:startDate 2004-09-02
gptkbp:supportedBy secularist groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Politics_of_the_Veil
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6