(CBC) Quebec’s new secularism law is creating situations that “darken the climate of a school,” says the head of a union representing Montreal teachers.
She says the law is compelling school boards to turn away teachers as they’re facing a labour shortage.
“I understand some people living in this type of climate are thinking about whether they want to stay in public schools,” said Catherine Beauvais-St-Pierre, president of the Alliance des professeures et professeurs de Montréal.
The law, which bans some public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work, has been creating confusion in the public education system.
New teachers are banned from wearing symbols such as a hijab, turban or kippa under the law.
