In May, the school authorities decided that no student studying in the Swiss Canton of Basel will be allowed to reject a handshake with a teacher.
Now a corresponding provision is expected to be included in the country's constitution.
The provision will sound as following: "Ideological considerations and religious prescriptions do not absolve from fulfilling civic responsibilities."
In particular, the new law stipulates that students "if requested" have "to follow local rituals such as a handshake."
Swiss politicians are set to discuss the draft in the near future. The document will later be presented to the parliament, followed by the residents of the canton voting on the proposed constitutional amendments.
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