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Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans at a youth event organized by her party to ban face coverings like burqas and niqabs in schools and limit the number of foreign students per class. She emphasized these measures as part of her right-wing agenda aimed at addressing cultural integration challenges related to immigration. While not specifying exact numbers, Meloni noted that nearly 12% of Italian schoolchildren are non-citizen students, highlighting concerns about language barriers impeding integration.

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Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, announced on September 24 at a youth event organized by her right-wing Brothers of Italy party in Rome, plans to ban face coverings like burqas and niqabs in schools. She also proposed capping the number of foreign students per class, requiring parents of foreign students facing integration difficulties to learn Italian, and making it mandatory for students to attend school with their faces uncovered. Meloni emphasized that immigrants must learn Italian, understand Italian culture, and respect Italian rules if they want a future in Italy. This move is part of efforts to address the contentious issue of migrant integration amid high levels of immigration to Italy, due to its location in the central Mediterranean. The proposed measures need Cabinet approval before being presented to parliament for final passage within 60 days.

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It also requires parents of foreign students facing serious difficulties integrating into the school system to learn Italian and bans burqas and niqabs in schools,” Meloni told an annual gathering of the youth wing of her Brothers of Italy party.

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🔮 “A measure will soon be presented to a Cabinet meeting to legally establish a maximum number of foreign students per class.

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Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says · assertive framing

2026-09-21 · Dawn

Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says · assertive framing

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Italy is preparing to ban face coverings in schools and to cap the number of foreign students per class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday as she played up her right-wing credentials at a youth event organised by her party. asserted

she → prepare → party

Italy is among the European countries most exposed to migrant arrivals because of its central Mediterranean location, making migration a hot-button issue and a major challenge for successive governments. asserted

migration → expose → governments

The integration of migrants, particularly those from Muslim-majority countries, remains contentious in Italian politics and society. asserted

integration → remain → politics

Debates over religious symbols, cultural integration, citizenship rules and immigration policy frequently polarise public opinion. asserted

Debates → polarise → opinion

“A measure will soon be presented to a Cabinet meeting to legally establish a maximum number of foreign students per class. asserted

measure → present → class

Meloni → require → party

“If there is only one child in a class who doesn’t understand Italian, that child will likely be able to learn the language and integrate quickly with the help of classmates and teachers. asserted

child → be → classmates

However, if the number of children who don’t understand the language becomes large — or even the majority — that is no longer integration; it is neglect,” she added. asserted

she → understand → language

Meloni did not specify what the maximum number of foreign students per class would be. asserted

number → specify → class

Students who are not Italian citizens account for 11.6 per cent of those enrolled in Italian schools — nearly 12 in every 100 students — according to Fondazione ISMU, a research institution. uncertain

who → account → ISMU

“You must go to school with your face uncovered, and in Italy no one, in the name of a real or supposed tradition, can decide that a young woman must hide herself, “ Meloni said. asserted

Meloni → go → herself