'It will no longer be possible to wear an abaya at school,' Education Minister Gabriel Attal told TF1 television, saying he would give 'clear rules at the national level' to school heads ahead of the return to classes nationwide from September 4.The move comes after months of debate over the wearing of abayas in French schools, where women have long been banned from wearing the Islamic headscarf.
Mixed reaction Approached by head teachers' unions about the issue, Attal's predecessor as education minister Pap Ndiaye replied that he did not want 'to publish endless catalogues to specify the lengths of dresses.'At least one union leader, Bruno Bobkiewicz, welcomed Attal's announcement Sunday.'The instructions were not clear, now they are and we welcome it,' said Bobkiewicz, general secretary of the NPDEN-UNSA, which represents head teachers.
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