Britain's Lord Chancellor Says Veil Can Be Banned By Schools

Britain's Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, yesterday in a speech to a convention of head teachers said that the Muslim full-face niqab, as well as the full-length jilbab gown, can be banned from British classrooms. Today's London Daily Express reports on Falconer's confirmation that school uniform policies can ban students from wearing these items. Pointing to a decision last year by the British House of Lords, he said that "common sense and human rights are entirely in line with each other".