Michigan - Rule revised after woman kept off bus

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a rule preventing people with face-coverings has been revised today after a woman wearing a scarf as part of traditional Islamic dress was turned away from boarding a bus. The idea behind the rule was for bus cameras to help identify people and was created mainly due to haloween, face, and ski masks.

The Rapid officials regret the situation and have apologized to the woman and have promptly changed the rule in question, but this situation is bound to come up in other cities. Britain has a big problem with this issue, even drawing the attention of Tony Blair. Transit systems should not wait until the problem comes up and address it ahead of time to avoid the bad press The Rapid is now facing.

Nate Reens - Grand Rapids Press