A German primary school teacher who had wanted to wear her headscarf to work cannot do so, a Berlin court ruled on Wednesday and pointed to a neutrality policy that prohibits civil servants from wearing religious clothing. “Primary school children should be free of the influence that can be exerted by religious symbols,” said court spokesman Martin Dressler. The school had prevented the plaintiff from teaching whilst wearing her headscarf. Dressler said that despite the court’s decision, it remained in question whether Berlin’s neutrality policy was in line with the federal constitution which enshrines religious freedom. In 2015 the federal constitutional court ruled that a general prohibition of the headscarf in state schools was not compatible with the constitution and the freedom of faith.

Source: Hindustan Times May 09, 2018 15:22 UTC