"This is not in line with community expectations. We will be working to make that legislative change. In the interim, I have asked the Department to send advice out to schools today, updating our policy saying knives for religious purposes will be banned in government schools," says NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell.
Highlights
- New South Wales issues a ban on carrying religious knives in public schools which will take effect from Wednesday (19 May)
- It comes after a stabbing at Glenwood High School
- Members of the state's Sikh community have defended the right of their children to carry ceremonial daggers to school. They say imposing a ban would compromise their ability to observe faith
