nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/762099680cfd3e5f DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251219s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/762099680cfd3e5f doi eng 342 23 Fremuth, Michael Lysander Author aut Lifting the Veil? Oops, They Did it Again - On the Headscarf Ban for Schoolgirls in Austria Fremuth, Michael Lysander Verfassungsblog 2025-12-19 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier From September 2026 onwards, girls up to the age of 14 will be prohibited from wearing Islamic headscarves in Austrian public and private schools. The girls’ freedom of religion, as well as the principle of equality and neutrality, pose significant obstacles to the constitutionality of such a selective restriction. However, in view of many reports from teachers and sociologists stating that the autonomy and determination of many girls’ identities in schools are increasingly threatened by societal forces, the Constitutional Court might reassess its jurisprudence and adapt it accordingly. CC BY-SA 4.0 Kopftuch Religionsfreiheit freedom of religion headscarf ban religious freedom (DE-588)4195492-0 gnd Kopftuch (DE-588)4125186-6 gnd Religionsfreiheit Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/lifting-the-veil-oops-they-did-it-again/ raw object