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Quebec Muslim groups sue government over prayer room ban in schools
MONTREAL — Quebec Muslim groups are taking the provincial government to court over its recently enacted prayer room ban in public schools.
The groups filed a motion this week in Superior Court seeking a judicial review of the ban as well as a judgment to have it declared unconstitutional.
They say the changes announced on April 19 violate the right to freedom of religion and of association, and discriminate against Muslims.
Education Minister Bernard Drainville ordered the ban after reports of at least two Montreal-area schools permitting students to gather on school property for prayer.