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03/19/2006:

"Teachers warn of crisis over Muslim girl's uniform fight"

School rules on the uniforms children wear could be thrown into chaos this week by the final law lords judgment in the case of Shabina Begum, the Muslim girl who was banned from wearing full Islamic dress at school.

Headteachers have told The Observer that if the judgment goes in her favour, making it unlawful to exclude children for refusing on religious grounds to wear proper uniform, it would 'undermine the authority of schools'.
guardian.co.uk