\u00a0The German Education and Science Workers\u2019 Union (GEW) has criticized a court decision that forbid a student in the city of Osnabruck from attending classes dressed in a niqab \u2013 veiled headwear attached to a full body covering.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0The German Education and Science Workers\u2019 Union (GEW) has criticized a court decision that forbid a student in the city of Osnabruck from attending classes dressed in a niqab \u2013 veiled headwear attached to a full body covering.<\/p>\n
\u201cA ban on full face veils is completely the wrong way,\u201d GEW spokesperson Ilka Hoffmann told NeueOsnabruckerZeitung, a local newspaper. \u201cWe cannot exclude women from education just because they are wearing the niqab.\u201d<\/p>\n
The student in question, who has not been named, but is over 18 years of age, was barred from attending lessons at the Sophie Scholl night school in the western German city, for refusing to remove the garment.<\/p>\n
The regional court ruled against a student Monday, and it is not yet clear if the student will appeal the decision at a higher-level legal body, or simply abandon her course, which is assumed to be voluntary.<\/p>\n
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