(CBC) Quebec’s federation of school boards (FCSQ) says it intends on obeying the province’s new secularism law when classes resume in September.
The move comes after the province’s largest school board, the Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM), said it would not enforce the law in the fall of 2019 as it wants to hold consultations with parents and unions beforehand.
The federation’s president, Alain Fortier, said the FCSQ is aligned with the CSDM on this issue, while their approach may differ.
“It will not be simple to enforce it come September. Notably in areas where religious symbols are more common,” he told La Presse Canadienne.
