(Canadian Press) A Muslim organization and a civil liberties group asked for permission on Monday to appeal a Quebec Superior Court ruling that denied their request to suspend the province’s ban on visible prayer in public schools.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims failed in June to have the province’s ban suspended until their court challenge to the decree could be heard in full.
Laura Berger, a lawyer with the CCLA, said they sought permission to appeal because the full case won’t be heard before late August, when students return to school from the summer break.
“Students are going to be impacted in a serious way,” she said.
