(Canadian Press) Quebec’s ban on prayer rooms in public schools is harmful to Muslim students and should be suspended immediately, lawyers for a civil liberties group and a Muslim advocacy organization told a Montreal court Tuesday.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims argued before the Quebec Superior Court for a stay of the province’s decree while their legal challenge against the ban makes its way through the courts.
Stephen Brown, the CEO of the Muslim organization, told reporters before the hearing that since the ban was introduced in April, students have been threatened with disciplinary measures for praying at school. He said his organization has heard from a student who was allegedly mocked by a teacher for trying to find a place to pray.
