The Swiss canton of Aargau has rejected a blanket ban on headscarves and other religious symbols in primary schools. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Legal hurdles, constitutional concerns and a Supreme Court ruling are the main reasons for rejecting a general ban. + Swiss voters accept 'Burka ban' According to the governing authorities, a comprehensive cantonal headscarf ban for schoolgirls would very likely be unconstitutional based on current practice. It would represent a serious encroachment on freedom of belief and conscience. The Federal Supreme Court had already clarified in a leading decision in 2015 that public interests such as state neutrality, the integration function of schools or the equality of women and men were not sufficient to justify such a ban. In addition, the cantonal government sees a potential conflict with the ban on discrimination, as the requested ban would be directed exclusively against girls. This would result in a ...
