Reply #9: A veiled face would be naturally intimidating to kids. [View All]

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Non verbal communication is the first stage of communicative development for children. Children are so aware of facial expressions, and they largely rely on facial expressions to understand what is being said.

For a kid in the classroom, they see this person all covered up, and they can't see any expression on their face, save for some eye movement. A large part of the communicative interchange is blocked by that veil. I would expect most western children to shy away from a person wearing a veil.

This isn't about race, as you tried to suggest. It's about covering the face.