Legault ‘shocked’ by Montreal teacher scandal, pledges to toughen secularism controls
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he is shocked that a group of 11 teachers in Montreal tried to introduce “Islamist concepts” into a public school.
The premier said on social media that he will see how Quebec’s secularism rules can be tightened in response to a government investigation into the Bedford school in Montreal.
He says it’s unthinkable in Quebec in 2024 that teachers avoided teaching subjects like science and sex education, and that for years they ran an intimidation campaign against students and colleagues at the school.
Legault says Quebec decided long ago to remove religion from public schools and won’t be going back.