Veil Row Teacher, should she have been sacked?

Question

Its a few days old i know but do you agree that she should have been sacked or should she have been able to carry on teaching

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006540716,00.html

How are you suppose to communicate with someone that covers up to that extent, i find it bad enough talking to someone wearing sunglasses especially those mirrored ones.

I find people that cover up quite intimidating

Answer 1

i know!!

its so off putting trying to speak to someone when you can't see them, the veil, sunglasses, whatever, its like they're hidden.

i also find it intimidating eg. people with sunglasses...are they even looking at me? even listening? we look to the eyes for communication

and yes, she should have been sacked, especially considering the kids had complained about not understanding her muffled voice and not being able to see her lips for clarity of what she was saying.

forget the veil, its bad teaching...the kids come first in the classroom but the teacher disregarded that fact for her own selfish comfort

Answer 2

If she wore the veil at her initial job interview she shouldn't have been given the job in the first place.
If she suddenly changed her mind and chose to cover her face for whatever reason then she should have been asked to explain her actions.
In the light of current developments the employers had no choice but to sack her, but the ridiculous situation should never have been allowed to happen.
I too feel uncomfortable talking with anyone wearing a mask.

Answer 3

if she is unwilling to uncover her face and isn't teaching equally extremist muslims yes she should be sacked (she shouldn't of been employed in the first place), and if she is in the UK teaching in a school of extremist muslims it should be shut down, our countries official religion is the church of england with the current monarch as its head, if she wants to be an extremist she should go somewhere where islam is the official religion of the country, if she had just been a follower of islam with a head scarf i'd not complain catholics wear them as well, this is different to masking your face - something the qu'ran doesnt say you have to do but was a tradition created to stop sand blowing in your face the UK doesn't have sand the people saying it is to stop men looking at them haven't read the book as the face veil is a tradition for both male and female in the desert and isn't a religious tradition it's just common sense in a desert

Answer 4

Yes, without question she should have been sacked. I believe that everyone should have the right to wear whatever they want, unless of course it infringes on the human rights of others or prevents them from doing their job in a safe or correct manner, and the right of the children to receive a good education outweighs the right of that woman to wear what she wants.
As a footnote, last year in my uni library there was a poster up of several volunteers that worked in the library who were 'Happy to help,' one of them was a Muslim girl who was wearing the full veil, how the bloody hell were we supposed to know who she was?

Answer 5

If she was that bothered about her religion, she would have been at home doing "women's work" and her husband would have been providing the income. You can't have it all ways. The whole thing was just a publiciy stunt, but it backfired when it turns out that the majority of the Great British public (God bless 'em) really don't give a toss either way.

Answer 6

Allowed to carry on Teaching -- Without the Veil - no agreement -- no Job -- Arrogant Mouthy Cow .

Answer 7

I don't even like it when people won't take off their sunglasses when they're talking to me. You can read alot about a person in their eyes. When foreign women - including news correspondents - visit the Middle East , they have to adhere to their rules. Why shouldn't the Middle Eastern people adhere to ours?

Answer 8

so much about learning is in facial expression. it is an absolute disgrace that we allow things like this to happen. the education system is in a bad enough state without thing like this. typical of the British government. but lets face it it is only one of many wrong doings in the country today. we Brits definitely have got something written across our foreheads

Answer 9

Sacked. Not a suitable person to teach.

Answer 10

If hoodies are banned from some places in society then we need to be consistent. There should be no exemptions on religious grounds. If a behaviour is deemed anti social then appropriate rules should be applied to everyone in that society. If they don't want to comply with our society then they should leave and go live in a country with social rules that meet their needs.