French Minister of Education has warned of increasing Islamic hijab among school students referring to decisions to confront the phenomenon.

In response to a question at the conclusion of the Council of Ministers about an assumed increase in the wearing of religious symbols at school, the new Minister of National Education, Pap Ndiaye, indicated that the government is in the process of collecting information to determine the extent of this phenomenon and if necessary, take measures.
 
He said that data collection was in process in order to get a synthetic view of the situation before characterization and taking measures in national scale.
French minister vowed to discuss this with the mayors in a couple of days to get a vision as clear and calm as possible.
“We are well equipped to respond to these phenomena,” Bab Ndiaye emphasized, noting that institutions already have the means to intervene at their level, through “republican laws on banning religious symbols of an outward nature and advocacy in schools” but also by inviting academic teams with “republic values.” “. These experts are likely to step in at every academy to provide support and answers to educators facing situations of attack on secularism.
 
 
This is while a 12-page report by the police has shown that a number of students has rejected to lift hijab or have shown tendency to wear traditional costumes including headscarves and cloaks.