French Education Minister Vincent Peillon speaks during a news conference about the PISA 2012 study results at the Ministry in Paris December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - France decided on Monday to maintain a ban on Muslim headscarves for volunteer school monitors despite a warning that it overstepped the law requiring religious neutrality in the public service.
The Council of State, which advises the government on disputed administrative issues, said in a 32-page analysis that this neutrality did not apply to mothers who help escort schoolchildren on outings such as museum visits.
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