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Indonesian court overturns school ban on forced religious attire
Church condemns move by judges to thwart ministerial bid to prevent intolerance and discrimination in schools
Children pray in a classroom in a school in Denpasar, Bali. The Indonesian Supreme Court has overturned a ministerial decree banning schools from forcing students to wear religious attire. (Photo: AFP)
The Catholic Church and rights activists have condemned Indonesia’s Supreme Court for invalidating a recent ministerial decree banning state schools from interfering in the religious beliefs of students and teachers, saying the move will encourage discrimination and intolerance in the education system.
The decree was issued by three ministers in February following an outcry over a state vocational senior high school in Padang, West Sumatra province, ordering all female students to wear a hijab, regardless of their religion.