The headscarf ban in kindergartens, which is still in force at the moment, has been lifted. The Federal Chancellery confirmed that the measure will no longer be included in the new 15a agreement between the federal and state governments. The Constitutional Service had previously concluded in a statement that the headscarf ban “should be incompatible with the federal constitution”.
A new 15a agreement between the federal and state governments is currently being negotiated as the current settlement expires at the end of August. One of the last sticking points was the headscarf ban – the states had opposed the combination of childcare and the headscarf ban and questioned the constitutional conformity of the regulation.
Presentation of the 15a Agreement
For primary schools, the regulation introduced by the ÖVP-FPÖ government has already been withdrawn by the Constitutional Court (VfGH).
According to information from APA, the new 15a agreement could be presented Friday at the conference of state governors in Vorarlberg. A ‘kindergarten billion’ is to be allocated in this that will be distributed over the next five years, with which the states will receive money for the compulsory kindergarten year, the expansion of the offer and language support.
Source: Krone
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