31 July 2012 Last updated at 08:56 ET
It is claimed that fasting conflicted with the adults' duty to protect children
A local council near Paris has suspended four sports instructors for observing the Ramadan fast while in charge of children at a summer camp.
One of the four called the decision "unacceptable" and said they were considering taking the matter to court.
The mayor of Gennevilliers said the instructors' refusal to eat or drink amounted to breach of contract and put the children's safety at risk.
Equal rights campaigners say fasting is a matter of individual freedom.
The BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris reports that
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Row over summer camp fasting ban
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