(Local) Sweden’s Supreme Court has reversed the schoolgirl headscarf ban passed by the Moderate-led municipality of Staffanstorp in Skåne back in 2019, saying it breaks freedom of expression laws.
Staffanstorp, where the Moderates rule in coalition with the far-right Sweden Democrats, wanted a ban on headscarves for children in preschools and primary schools up to year six, effectively meaning a ban for children under 12. In Skurup, another municipality led by the Sweden Democrats, politicians had wanted a ban for children and staff in preschools and primary schools.
Previously, parliament has rejected proposals banning headscarves, and the parliament’s committee on the constitution has said that it has no plans for legislation banning headscarves, either for children in certain schools or more broadly in society.
