Netherlands, like ours, is an opened society where we interact with each other while expecting we could look at the other person's face.  This is the norm of our society, which we can reasonably expect the new comers to adopt.  For those who argue that it infringes on other people religious right, it is not.  It is a cultural habit, since most of the Muslim women in the World don't wear the face-covering clothing.   If those argues that we should accommodate these habit, so we should allow female genital circumcision too?  And how do you feel someone walking into a school wearing a ski mask or full face helmet and argue we should accommodate their habit.  Will you freak out?  This is a step in the right direction.  The populace of Europe is feeling too long being pushed to accommodate something they feel uncomfortable, but keeps silent lest being labelled racist.  When the government ignores their concerns and feeling, it paves road for the rise of the far right.  Then every one loses.