Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) the great Protestant reformer of the sixteenth century would have been impressed with the determination shown by his countrymen this year. Controversy arose with the refusal of two male students to shake hands with their female teachers, a Swiss custom.
When school authorities initially allowed two Syrian brothers to refuse to shake hands it sparked off a national uproar and an educational department ruling that they had to comply with Swiss custom or face fines of 5,000 francs.
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