Catholic nun told she cannot wear habit in Nebraska school

January 18, 2017

A Catholic religious sister has been told that she cannot wear her habit while teaching in a Nebraska secondary school.

Sister Madeleine Miller was hired to teach in a public school in Norfolk, but informed that she would not be allowed to wear her habit in the classroom. The policy was based on an old anti-Catholic law, enacted in 1919, which bars distinctive religious garb.

A move is now underway to repeal the old law.

 

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Further information:

• Nun banned from wearing habit in classroom due to Nebraska state law (AP)