French Law on Religious Symbols Expels Muslims from Schools

Two Muslim Girls, ages 12 and 13, were expelled from their school in Mulhouce on Tuesday, in the first application of the new law guaranteeing the constitutional right of secularism to the French citizens.
The law was voted March and was upheld on September this year for the beginning of the new school year. It bans conspicuous religious signs like Muslim head scarves, Jewish scull caps, turbans, large Christian crosses etc. on public places. The law was designed to defend France's constitutional right of secularism - the view that religious considerations should be excluded from civil affairs or public education, and was aimed mainly towards Muslim girls wearing head scarves in schools.
There are 72 cases risking expulsion among which are Sikh school boys who refuse to remove their turbans. 600 cases of defiance were recorded since the beginning of the school year but were resolved through dialogue.
Those expelled have the right to appeal in front of the head of the school, and if they are under 16, must continue their education in a private school via correspondence.