With these kind of stories, for the most part they're going by whatever the Huffington Post article (for example) said and giving their opinions based on that. In this case, apparently the story was framed in terms of banning niqab in the classroom, so that's what they commented on. It's one of the weaknesses of doing a daily 3 hour show with only a handful of people on staff (not to mention, the boss is out of town this week). They unfortunately may not have every detail of every story at the ready. Especially when you get away from US politics and into international stuff, it's harder to see whether a particular story is being presented accurately. Often these things are sensationalized in the US news media.

It is nice to get a Canadian perspective here though. Reading the whole story, it sounds like this woman was a total pain in the ass. It seems clear they went above and beyond trying to accommodate her, to the point that it disrupted everyone else. It also seems like the niqab was not the main issue, but her refusal to participate in exercises and presentations even if allowed to wear it was. The officials involved seem to have blundered in telling her she could only return if she removed the niqab, as this really wasn't the main problem and predictably leads to the kind of reaction displayed on this show.