French parliament votes to ban religious apparel in schools

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APTN 1. Wide pan up to exterior French Parliament 2. French flag POOL 3. Interior French parliament 4. Various French politicians listening to debate on bill 5. SOUNDBITE: (French) Jean Louis Debre, President of the French National Assembly "I am now putting to the vote the law concerning the principle of secularism in public schools and colleges. The vote is now open. I remind you that the ballot is individual. The vote is closed. This is the result of the vote. Number of voters 561, Votes made 530. Absolute majority 266, For 494, Against 36. The law has been adopted" 6. Screen showing results 7. Wide shot parliament 8. SOUDNBITE: (French) Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French Prime Minister: "I think I can say with some sincerity that after this debate, after this vote, its impact and the text, that the Republic, secular society, has been strengthened today as a result of your work." 9. French legislators leaving APTN 10. Various Paris street scenes 11. SOUNDBITE: (French) Voxpop, Telly Nar: "I think schools are secular, and as they are secular there is no need to have headscarves, skullcaps, nothing at all. I think that they are secular, that's it. Those who want to wear headscarves, they either need to have schools for them, or, unfortunately that they return to their country. Because if we went to the countries, for example....you go, you go and put on a mini skirt or shorts, and you see what the result is." 12. SOUNDBITE: (French) Voxpop, Pascal Schelcht: "Me, in my experience in London, that proves that we can all live together with different cultures and religions without having any problems, in my Catholic school we also accept Muslims, young girls who come with headscarves." 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, Roy (no surname given): "I think it would be nice to tolerate people for their differences and not be scared of their differences. It's that easy." 14. Wide shot Champs Elysee STORYLINE: France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to ban students from wearing Islamic head scarves and other religious apparel in public schools. The measure, which would outlaw conspicuous religious clothing and symbols in classrooms, was approved 494-36. The bill will go to the Senate, where little opposition was expected, in early March. Its implementation is expected for the 2004-2005 school year that starts in September. The bill stipulates that "in schools, junior high schools and high schools, signs and dress that conspicuously show the religious affiliation of students are forbidden." It would not apply to students in private schools or to French schools in other countries. Sanctions for refusing to remove conspicuous religious signs and clothing would range from a warning to temporary suspension from school to expulsion. The bill got far more than the 288 votes in the 577-seat National Assembly that were needed to pass - a measure of its wide popularity within France, demonstrated in repeated public opinion polls. Prior to the vote, the debate met with a mixed reaction on the streets of Paris. Some local residents felt the law was necessary to preserve the secular nature of French schools, while others thought the ban discriminated against ethnic cultures. French leaders hope a law will quell the debate over head scarves that has divided France since 1989, when two young girls were expelled from their school in Creil, outside Paris, for wearing head scarves. Scores more have been expelled since then. The government argues that a law is needed to protect France's secular traditions and to ward off rising Islamic fundamentalism. The ban would apply to Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses as well as the head scarf. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4067ac79a1b2048aa79ea7c7853cf143 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

French parliament votes to ban religious apparel in schools

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• published: 23 Jul 2015
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APTN 1. Wide pan up to exterior French Parliament 2. French flag POOL 3. Interior French parliament 4. Various French politicians listening to debate on bill 5. SOUNDBITE: (French) Jean Louis Debre, President of the French National Assembly "I am now putting to the vote the law concerning the principle of secularism in public schools and colleges. The vote is now open. I remind you that the ballot is individual. The vote is closed. This is the result of the vote. Number of voters 561, Votes made 530. Absolute majority 266, For 494, Against 36. The law has been adopted" 6. Screen showing results 7. Wide shot parliament 8. SOUDNBITE: (French) Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French Prime Minister: "I think I can say with some sincerity that after this debate, after this vote, its impact and the text, that the Republic, secular society, has been strengthened today as a result of your work." 9. French legislators leaving APTN 10. Various Paris street scenes 11. SOUNDBITE: (French) Voxpop, Telly Nar: "I think schools are secular, and as they are secular there is no need to have headscarves, skullcaps, nothing at all. I think that they are secular, that's it. Those who want to wear headscarves, they either need to have schools for them, or, unfortunately that they return to their country. Because if we went to the countries, for example....you go, you go and put on a mini skirt or shorts, and you see what the result is." 12. SOUNDBITE: (French) Voxpop, Pascal Schelcht: "Me, in my experience in London, that proves that we can all live together with different cultures and religions without having any problems, in my Catholic school we also accept Muslims, young girls who come with headscarves." 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, Roy (no surname given): "I think it would be nice to tolerate people for their differences and not be scared of their differences. It's that easy." 14. Wide shot Champs Elysee STORYLINE: France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to ban students from wearing Islamic head scarves and other religious apparel in public schools. The measure, which would outlaw conspicuous religious clothing and symbols in classrooms, was approved 494-36. The bill will go to the Senate, where little opposition was expected, in early March. Its implementation is expected for the 2004-2005 school year that starts in September. The bill stipulates that "in schools, junior high schools and high schools, signs and dress that conspicuously show the religious affiliation of students are forbidden." It would not apply to students in private schools or to French schools in other countries. Sanctions for refusing to remove conspicuous religious signs and clothing would range from a warning to temporary suspension from school to expulsion. The bill got far more than the 288 votes in the 577-seat National Assembly that were needed to pass - a measure of its wide popularity within France, demonstrated in repeated public opinion polls. Prior to the vote, the debate met with a mixed reaction on the streets of Paris. Some local residents felt the law was necessary to preserve the secular nature of French schools, while others thought the ban discriminated against ethnic cultures. French leaders hope a law will quell the debate over head scarves that has divided France since 1989, when two young girls were expelled from their school in Creil, outside Paris, for wearing head scarves. Scores more have been expelled since then. The government argues that a law is needed to protect France's secular traditions and to ward off rising Islamic fundamentalism. The ban would apply to Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses as well as the head scarf. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4067ac79a1b2048aa79ea7c7853cf143 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork