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As far as I know there are no legal requirements about this in the UK and I am unaware of any cases. I expect individual schools may expect a dress code for teachers... my impression would be that the higher status and independent schools are more likely to smart western clothes such a jacket and tie for male teachers than the average multicultural inner city comprehensive... I've certainly met male teachers in a State school in East London who wore Islamic dress.

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Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 12:55 PM

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I am urgently trying to find out for my research (a comparative study of religious expression by Muslim pupils in France and England) whether there are any regulations that forbid Muslim teachers from wearing the hidjab, while teaching in the classroom, in state schools. I know that the wearing of the hidjab by pupils is accepted (unlike France) but I am not sure what the status is for Muslim teachers.
Does anyone know the answer or where/how I could find out? Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Lina Molokotos Liederman
Centre for European Studies/Univ. of Exeter
GSRL/EPHE, Paris, France
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