(AP) French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door Monday to experimenting in some public schools with uniforms or a dress code amid debate in France over a ban in classrooms on long robes worn mainly by Muslims.
The ban on robes known as abayas for girls and women and khamis for boys and men went into [effect] Monday.
Macron said he is in favor of “experimenting” with uniforms in order to “inform public debate,” speaking in a live interview on online media HugoDecrypte, broadcasted on Youtube and TikTok.
He said another experimental option could be for children to wear similar outfits, such as “a pair of jeans, a T-shirt and a jacket.”
