Schools can decide whether to ban full-face veils, says Morgan Education secretary's comment comes after PM ruled out French-style ban but backed institutions with 'sensible rules'
The education secretary, Nicky Morgan, has said it is "very much up to schools" if they want to ban the full-face veil, arguing that being able to see a person's mouth was important for teaching.
Morgan was speaking after the chief schools inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, said inspectors had found that religious dress that covered the face sometimes caused communication problems.
David Cameron had said on Monday that he would back institutions with "sensible rules" over Muslims wearing full-face veils, but he ruled out a full public ban.