(CBC) The Commission Scolaire de Montréal voted unanimously Wednesday to delay the application of Quebec’s religious symbols law until a proper consultation process with its internal groups can be carried out.
The consultations could last until the fall of 2020, the CSDM said in a news release.
For elementary school teacher Bouchera Chelbi, who has spoken out against the ban, the night was positive.
“We saw an inability to apply the law at the CSDM,” she said.
Chelbi has been wearing a hijab since age 17 — when she made the decision herself, as a matter of faith, in her native Algeria. She said she can’t imagine taking it off now.
