The religious garment is already banned in public spaces, but the move would extend the order to classrooms across the country.

Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister who formed a new Left-leaning government in June, hopes the measure will counter “parallel societies” of non-integrated foreigners.

In Denmark, “parallel societies” refer to urban residential areas where more than 50 per cent of residents are from a non-Western immigrant background.

A ban on full-face coverings, such as the burka and the niqab, was introduced in Denmark in 2018, with those who repeatedly break the rules facing a 10,000 kroner (£1,300) fine.

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    The first all-muslim city council in the US was gleefully voted in by lefties. Suddenly the town of Hamtramck banned Pride flags and everyone was shocked…

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      Ah, yes, this (the ban of the pride flag and almost all other flags on city property) is the end of the world and to prevent it the West must do… what exactly? Surely you didn’t think “Muslims running a local government did this thing I don’t like” was enough to be relevant to the conversation, right?