Should girls be allowed to wear the niqab or burka in Catholic Schools?
In 2010, teachers were told that Muslims would not be permitted to wear the niqab, the garment covering the entire body except for slits across the eyes. The guidance, circulated in Ireland by bishops among more than 450 schools, said that although staff should respect the religious rights of non-Catholics, it was "unsatisfactory for a teacher not to be able to see and engage properly with a pupil whose face was covered". Opponents of the ban argue that it religious expression is a basic human right and muslims should be able to wear the Niqab in every school. Proponents of the ban argue that the Niqab is a religious symbol that should not be worn at Catholic Schools.
@969GHY61yr1Y
Non religious schools should be more available
@9L4BNVG4 days4D
If the catholic school is okay with it. But Islamic values should not be imposed on Catholic schools.
@9KZK7D51wk1W
Catholic schools should not exist in the first place. School is about education, not indoctrination.
@9KC2MMCSocial Democrats1mo1MO
Religion should not be part of our education system at all. All schools should be Educate Together with freedom to express / practice religion.
@9KBSZRWFianna Fáil1mo1MO
No, the niqab and burka are a symbol of female oppression. Ireland is a progressive nation and anyone who lives here, will abide by our progressive laws. If anyone feels as if they do not agree, they can reside elsewhere.
@9K486Y81mo1MO
If it was the other way around we would have to adhere to their rules and customs, so I do not agree that they should be allowed.
@9JQRYLD2mos2MO
No, all students should adhere to their school's uniform policy unless exceptions have been made by individual school boards
I think that a person can choose his own religion and demonstrate it as long as it does not affect other religions and other people. However, I am categorically against this being allowed in schools, or if there are such schools, they should be emphatically religious for the given religion. I don't think it is right to divide people into Christians, Muslims, Buddhists or others. They should not be divided into white, black, red, yellow, or others, because no matter what religion a person professes or what the color of his skin is, we are all human and we all breathe the same air. After a person works in a country, and after his work and actions contribute to the development and prosperity of that country, he should be respected and treated as an equal.
@9JB2VW22mos2MO
There are other schools, besides catholic schools these girls can go into, adaption to irish culture within ireland.
People of other religions shouldn’t have to attend Catholic schools and there should be more non denominational religion schools
If it is there choice and they receive the same education as all the other students, including sexual education and LBGTQI+ inclusion
I don’t believe in religiously aligned education but I also believe that people should be allowed express themselves as they fit: be it wearing traditional clothes or dying their hair and wearing earrings
@9HBJLPVSocial Democrats4mos4MO
It's a question of whether the girls are honestly choosing to wear them or whether they are forced to.
@9H9LCJJ4mos4MO
No, we should we respect their religion by letting them wear one if they arent gonna respects ours by wearing one in the first place
@9GK6HGF5mos5MO
I believe all schools should be secular. Despite people having various beliefs, no religion should restrict someone to not show their head and the fact it’s just women. The people who wear burkas tend to be from somewhere where treatment of women is poor and they’re forced to wear them. They’re just made to believe it’s for religious purposes.
I believe that they should be taken into other rooms to learn about their religion if not i would say they should not be thought religion if they don’t want to be
@9FVV9RS6mos6MO
It depends on wether the school is public or private, public schools yes. Private schools can make their own rules
@9FVS95Z6mos6MO
yes, i think that they should be allowed to wear the niqab or burka and that we should respect their religion but i don't think that the school should accept lots of muslim girls because if they do this they are going to lose their catholic beliefs and instead the school might turn into to a muslim school.
school should set this rule
Depends on the circumstance, if the catholic school is a state school and the only option then yes but if it’s a private school or chosen over a educate together then no because everyone else has to follow the rule and if we went to their country we would have to cover up so
They shouldn’t be going to a catholic school in the first place
@9FF2C4X6mos6MO
if the school is agreeable
@9FCN8BFSocial Democrats6mos6MO
Headscarves, yes. No full face veils just for identification purposes.
All religion should be banned from schools
@9F95HKK7mos7MO
Only if it doesn't cover the face
@9F7PMF97mos7MO
Abolish religion sponsored education. NO to all regligions in schools.
Depends if the schoool allows it or not
@9DYLQGN7mos7MO
No, except when there are no Muslim or no/multi religion schools in the area.
@9DWQX7D7mos7MO
I think schools should not be run by religious organisations. If student chooses to wear religious garb that's entirely up to the.
No, but only if all religious clothing is banned in school
@9C3894710mos10MO
If they are Muslim, build Muslim schools and let them go there.
@9BZH9B611mos11MO
Niqab yes, Burka No, I am against the tradition that a woman should be completely covered up in our culture.
@9BT2KW511mos11MO
There shouldn’t be religiously segregated schools
End all religious schools
@9BBWHKXIndependent12mos12MO
I'm an agnostic-atheist, I have no stance on this issue.
@9B3RBRNIndependent1yr1Y
The school should have the power to ban it/allow it
@99ZS5JD1yr1Y
yes, and religion should completely be separate from the school system
@99WGQJN1yr1Y
We should not have any catholic schools, religion has no place in public education.
People should do what they want live and let live
@8ZWVM892yrs2Y
Yes aslong as our beliefs and culture was respected in the same way in their schools and communities and we didn't have to dress certain ways to suit them.it works both ways
@8ZP8PFFSocial Democrats2yrs2Y
Yes, unless the school adheres to a dress code.
No religion in school at all
No, there shouldn’t be schools who operate under one religion
@8Z56X6MSocial Democrats2yrs2Y
Get rid of religion in schools
@8YYYXXKIndependent2yrs2Y
Yes. Remove the Catholic Church and Church of Ireland from schools too.
Should be the girls choice
@8YLXLQPSocial Democrats2yrs2Y
Thant needs to be reviewed & a policy on this is needed
@8YL4CJ92yrs2Y
Misogynistic garb. Shouldn't be allowed.
@8YGKD6X2yrs2Y
While acknowledging that Catholic schools should have their traditions respected, we should also ask if there is any real alternative for others. The vast majority of primary and secondary schools in Ireland are Catholic
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