A muslim teacher claims she was forced out of her job for not removing her veil in class. Pupils said they found English lessons hard to understand because they could not see Aishah Azmi’s lips moving.
Bosses at Headfield Church of England Junior School in Dewsbury, West Yorks, agreed Azmi, 24, could wear the veil around the school, but not while teaching.
But furious Azmi refused to take it off. She claimed her veil was cultural, and was then suspended.
Last night a local authority source said: “How can you teach English to young kids with your face covered?”
The Muslim Council of Britain said Islamic women did not need to wear a veil in the presence of young children.
Azmi has now taken Kirklees Council to an employment tribunal, which will rule in two weeks.
Council spokesman Jim Dodds said: “This is nothing to do with religion.
“We accepted the veil could be worn anywhere else in school but not in class.”
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