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Italy's Meloni Plans Burqa Ban, Foreign Pupil Cap in Schools
The decree also requires Italian lessons for some parents and affects about 1,000 classrooms, officials said.
- 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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The Italian government, led by George Meloni, has passed a decree that prohibits the wearing of burka and nicab in schools, reports the Associated Press.
·Riga, Latvia
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A maximum of three out of ten students in a class may have limited Italian language proficiency. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni believes this contributes to integration. Opposition members accuse her of introducing strict measures at the expense of students to satisfy her constituency.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Schools will have to notify if there are students with a linguistic deficit and both they and their parents will have to take a course
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