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Children cannot be exempted from compulsory swimming lessons at school even for religious reasons, the Federal Court has ruled.
In making the ruling, announced on Friday, the court overturned its own decision of 1993.
The case was brought by the father of two primary schoolchildren in the northern canton of Schaffhausen, who wanted permission for his sons to opt out of swimming classes. His request had been turned down at every level before failing at the federal court too.