The French ban on religious symbols in public schools has been in the news a lot recently. Usually, I'm pretty good at seeing all sides of an argument, but in this case, I'm stumped as to why a large majority of the French population thinks that this is a good idea. In all seriousness, I'd really appreciate it if someone could give me a good, persuasive argument as to why French public school students shouldn't be allowed to wear headscarves, crucifixes, or yarmulkes to class.