A 15-year-old Muslim student has been banned from attending class at a school in northeastern France after it was ruled that her black maxi skirt was 'too religious'.
According to UK Mail Online, the student, identified only as Sarah, was stopped from going to class earlier this month by the head teacher who reportedly felt the full-length skirt 'conspicuously' showed religious affiliation.
The school argues that the skirt fell foul of France's strict secularity laws governing state schools, which bans students from wearing hijabs, kippahs or large Christian crosses.