Italy to Limit Foreign Students in Classes and Ban Face-Covering Garments in Schools
The proposal would require Italian lessons for some parents and affect about 12% of students, according to ANSA.
- On Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans to limit foreign students in individual classes and ban burqas and niqabs in educational institutions through a new decree-law.
- According to ANSA, about 930,000 non-Italian students are enrolled in Italian schools, accounting for 11.6 per cent of all students; Italy already maintains a 30 per cent limit on foreign students in classes.
- Meloni also stated parents of foreign students struggling to integrate must learn Italian. A 1975 law prohibits garments obscuring identification, while a 2008 ruling permits full-face coverings for religious or cultural reasons.
- Antonello Giannelli of the ANP argued classroom caps would be difficult to implement practically, while Irene Manzi of the Democratic Party criticized the proposals, noting many 'foreign' students were born in Italy.
- The proposed measures require government and parliamentary approval within 60 days to become law, while League leader Matteo Salvini continues pushing for stricter restrictions on Islamic dress and centers.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that she would push for legislation to ban face-covering attire, such as burkas and niqabs, in schools and to cap the number of foreign students per class. This move is interpreted as an attempt to rally right-wing supporters by placing immigration issues at the forefront ahead of next year's general election. On the 20th, Prime Minister Meloni...
In Italy, it is planned to prohibit the wearing of closed clothes in schools and to limit the proportion of foreign pupils in the same class, as announced by the Prime Minister of the country, George Meloni.
Italy to Limit Foreign Students in Classes and Ban Face-Covering Garments in Schools
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the government would introduce measures limiting the number of foreign students in individual classes and banning the wearing of burqas and niqabs in educational institutions.
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