A political party is pushing the Balearic Government to ban hijabs in state schools across the islands.
Vox is pushing for the hijab to be banned in publicly funded schools (Image: Getty)
The political party Vox has proposed a ban on wearing hijabs in publicly funded schools, as well as an end to Islamic religion classes. The right-wing party in Spain put forward 20 proposals in the Balearic Parliament on the same day that the Government agreed to provide Islamic religious education to a girl in Palma. On Thursday, the party called for “the cessation of Islamic religion classes”, the “promotion” of Christian traditions, such as Christmas and Easter, and “respect” for other beliefs.
The proposals put forward to the regional government also include ensuring “that all publicly funded schools offer a menu based on the Mediterranean diet”. This would be to prevent local gastronomic traditions from being suppressed “by others that are incompatible”, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reports.
The party has called for “the cessation of Islamic religion classes” (Image: Getty)
The Balearic Parliament has also been urged to create an “updated regional register of illegal immigrants and unaccompanied minors, accessible to municipalities and the security forces”. Under this proposal, Vox has requested an increase in the number of National Police and Guardia Civil officers to enhance border security and “fight against illegal immigration”.
In addition to this, the party is calling for the guarantees of ”the ideological neutrality of public institutions and their disassociation from political or indoctrinating campaigns”. Vox said a review of subsidies to institutions that “promote indoctrination” to classrooms is required.
The party is also pushing for Spanish and Catalan to be vehicular languages at all levels of education. Vox added that they want the language of the Balearics to count as a merit.
The right-wing party’s statement follows the Balearic Government’s announcement that Islamic religious education will be provided to a girl in Palma, following a High Court ruling.
Local Minister of Education and Universities, Antoni Vera, said the Government will comply with the ruling to recognise the right of a student to receive Islamic religious education at a school on the archipelago.
According to official data provided by the Department of Education and Universities, the Islamic religion is currently taught in 12 schools across the Balearic Islands, and is being studied by 727 students with five teachers.
