(CBC) Amar Al-Shakfa dropped off her CV at a Montreal school on Wednesday, a day after learning English school boards would be exempt from the province’s ban on religious symbols under a new court ruling.
Al-Shakfa, a 25-year-old Montrealer who wears a hijab, believed the decision meant she could get a job in an English public school when she graduates later this year.
“I was very excited. I was jumping all around. It was unexpected for me,” Al-Shakfa said in an interview.
Her hopes, however, were dashed hours later, when it became clear that the ban will remain in effect pending an appeal.
“It’s just so frustrating. It’s so crazy that they are doing all this for a piece of fabric,” she said.
