A Muslim teaching assistant suspended after refusing to remove her veil during lessons on Thursday won, or at least sort of won, a victimization suit filed against her school.
But, Aishah Azmi, a 24 year old teaching assistant at Headfield Church of England Junior School, lost two key claims of discrimination and harassment in her suit against the school.
"It is clear that discrimination against me has taken place and I am disappointed that the employment tribunal has not been able to uphold that part of my claim. I am taking the advice of my legal team at Kirklees Law Centre and will be looking to appeal against that decision."
Her case had become the center of a wide-ranging debate in British society.
Prime Minister Tony Blair called the religious dress a "mark of separation." Blair said he backed the local education authority's decision to suspend Azmi from her job.
Labour MP Shahid Malik - who is Muslim himself - called the decision a "victory for common sense."
"It sets a very important precedent, that if you work in a school, in direct contact with children, you're teaching children; then a veil isn't appropriate."
Azmi said she was willing to remove her veil in front of children or other female teachers, but not in front of men.
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