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don't ban the "symbolism"...
Work to end the discrimination.
A headscarf on a schoolgirl can be just a headscarf on a schoolgirl. Muslim women aren't the only women who wear headgear for religious reasons...many married Orthodox Jews and members of some Christian sects do as well.
It seems the Muslim girls at minority Muslim schools would be the ones who MOST needed their right to practice their religion protected.