“No child should need to look for a place to hide in order to pray at school,” Stephen Brown said outside the Montreal courthouse Tuesday.
“Schools are places of learning, not places of worship,” Drainville said at the time.
Before the school had a dedicated space, the document says the student and others would pray outside on tennis courts or find a quiet space in the school when the weather forced them inside.Article content It calls for it to be suspended until the case can be heard on its merits and argues the school’s decision to revoke the room should be reversed until then.Article content
Arguing against the request in court, a lawyer for the Quebec government said the province has long tried to remove religion from schools and the ban is in line with that thinking. “The directive applies to school premises, but does not prevent reasonable accommodations,” Cantin said.
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