Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says
The plan would also require some parents of foreign students to take Italian lessons as Meloni pushes integration before next year’s election.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans to ban face coverings in schools and cap the number of foreign students per class during a youth event organized by her Brothers party.
- Italy remains exposed to Mediterranean migrant arrivals, making migration a persistent challenge for successive governments. Meloni used the platform to emphasize her right-wing credentials on immigration policy.
- Non-Italian citizens currently account for 11.6% of enrollment in Italian schools, or nearly 12 in every 100 students, according to research institution Fondazione ISMU.
- The proposed legislation requires parents of foreign students struggling to integrate to learn Italian. "In Italy no one, in the name of a real or supposed tradition, can decide that a young woman must hide herself," Meloni said.
- Debates over religious symbols and cultural integration frequently polarize Italian society. Meloni argued that high concentrations of non-Italian speakers in classrooms constitute "neglect" rather than integration, justifying the Cabinet measure.
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"Italian children should not feel like a minority in the classroom," Meloni said at the event on Sunday.
Italian PM Meloni announces ban on burqas, niqabs in schools; plans cap on foreign students per class - The Tribune
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced plans to prohibit face coverings such as burqas and niqabs in schools, while also proposing a legal cap on the number of foreign students permitted in each classroom.
Burqa, niqab ban in Italian schools? PM Giorgia Meloni announces new plan
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni specifically referred to a ban on the burqa, an all-covering dress worn by some Muslim women, and the niqab, the veil worn by the most conservative Muslim women, in which, at most, only the eyes show.
The Italian government also wants to limit the number of foreign students in school classes. But the plan is facing criticism from both the opposition and a constitutional expert.
Integration is a key election issue in Italy ahead of the parliamentary elections to be held next year.
Italy to ban burqas, niqabs in schools
Italy will ban burqas and niqabs in schools and limit the number of foreign students per class, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday. Italy is a frontline country for migration, and integration is a major campaign issue ahead of a general election next year. "A measure will soon be presented to a cabinet meeting to legally establish a maximum number of foreign students per class," Meloni told a gathering of the youth wing of her …
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