It causes problems in schools  Like in society as a whole, religious symbols are divisive. It marks some out as different from the others, which could cause bullying. They may also be impractical for PE, technology or science lessons where they get in the way.  Face veils also mean that people’s lips cannot be seen when they are speaking, which can cause problems with communication (especially with any D/deaf people who lip read). For this reason, a UK court considered it reasonable for a school to not permit a teacher to teach while wearing a face veil [1] .  [1] BBC News, ‘School sacks woman after veil row’, 24 November 2006,  . See court case listed higher up for full legal decision (resource for teachers).