Denmark’s government on Wednesday said it plans to extend its existing ban on full-face veils in public spaces to schools and universities.
"Burqas, niqabs, or other clothing that hides people's faces have no place in a Danish classroom," Minister for Immigration and Integration Rasmus Stoklund said in a statement.
"There is already a ban on face coverings in public spaces, and this should of course also apply in educational institutions," he added.
In August 2018, Denmark banned the wearing full-face Islamic veils like the burqa and niqab in public places, with offenders subject to a fine.
Human rights campaigners and religious groups have criticized the ban as discriminatory and as a violation of both freedom of religion and women's freedom of choice.
