Quebec Board Wrong to Hire Teacher Who Wore Hijab Given Secularism Law: Legault

Quebec Board Wrong to Hire Teacher Who Wore Hijab Given Secularism Law: Legault
Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks at a news conference marking the end of the fall session, December 10, 2021 at his office in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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MONTREAL—Premier Francois Legault says a school board in western Quebec should not have hired a teacher who wore a hijab.

Legault told reporters today in Quebec City the province’s secularism law, known as Bill 21, has been in place since June 2019 and the Western Quebec School Board should have respected it when hiring.