The Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Multani case on a Sikh child's wearing of a kirpan in a Quebec public school offers us an opportunity to reflect on the situation of children of various religions and belief systems in our society. Children who wear kirpans or hijabs represent a vision of cultural diversity in which these children can maintain their beliefs while fully participating in all aspects of public education. Far from being simply passive receptors of the state's decisions, children actively participate in the definition of the constitutional and educational framework in which they live. Both inside the classroom and in physical education classes, children, parents, teachers, administrators and judges must debate the significance of hybridity, diversity and multiculturalism in a contemporary liberal state.