I have thankfully not had a student wearing a full burka, but to be honest safety issues should preclude that in lab. Visibility would be a real issue, and there is simply too much cloth loose which can knock over containers, contact chemicals, or catch on fire. We do have students wearing hijabs (head scarves) and have them tuck the scarf under the neck of their clothing. That's what we used to do with nuns in habits. Perhaps the student could use the hijab during lab rather than the burka. Pat Redden On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Yaeger, Mary Annwrote: > Could others tell me how you deal with a student who wears a Burka taking an > organic chemistry class, or any lab class for that matter?=A0 We certainl y > don=92t want to discriminate religiously, so how do we deal with the safe ty > issues of that.=A0 Surprisingly this is the first time this situation has > arisen for us. > > > > Thanks, > > MaryAnn > > > > MaryAnn Yaeger, MS > > Supervisor of Laboratory Services, > > Chemical Hygiene Officer > > Wesley College > > 120 N. State Street > > Dover DE 19901 > > Ph. 302-736-2389 > > Fax 302-736-2301 > >
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