Quebec bans religious coverings in elementary schools

Quebec's newly elected Parti Québécois government has banned all religious coverings, including turbans and niqabs, in elementary schools, affecting Sikh, Muslim, and Jewish children. Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon defended the policy, saying school rules are widely accepted. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association called it a 'solution in search of a problem,' warning it sends a message of exclusion.