Opinion: Religious-symbol ban for teachers would be bad for students

The new Coalition Avenir Québec government seems determined to ban publicly employed authority figures from wearing visible religious symbols such as the hijab or kippah on the job. But doing so would harm Quebec’s next generation. In particular, banning teachers from expressing their identity at work could undermine our children and youth’s academic outcomes, as well as their feeling of belonging, safety and happiness in the classroom.
If the Legault government carries out it