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To: Elsewhere who wrote (123497)	1/21/2004 4:13:46 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

A little far- fetched. In the United States, part of our social compact is to afford parental rights a high degree of respect. Unless there is obvious neglect or abuse, the parents get to make the call on whether or not the girls take swimming lessons. In any case, how prevalent is swimming in the French curriculum? It is certainly unusual in the States. Finally, do I get to criticize parents for not training their children in the use of small arms, since proficiency with a pistol might save your life if confronted with a potential murderer?

To: Elsewhere who wrote (123497)	1/22/2004 11:48:03 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The girls don't have to wear the hijab until after they start menstruating, so they could be taught to swim when they were younger. And maybe they can take off their scarves if there are only women present. I think this legislation is truly horrible. The result will be further polarization in the society. The religious parents will take the children out of the public schools and put them into private schools, and the religious teachers will give up their jobs. It's already hard enough to be a Muslim woman. Now the government of France is sentencing them to remain at home. Not just Muslims - Sikhs, Orthodox Jews - and some Christians. I suppose Hindu girls with the red dots on their foreheads are supposed to take them off, too. I think it's a grotesque violation of their human rights.