Italy approves limits on non-Italian speakers and veils in school classrooms

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Zampano, G. (2026, September 24). Italy approves limits on non-Italian speakers and veils in school classrooms. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/italy-approves-limits-on-non-italian-speakers-and-veils-in-school-classrooms/article_e6c523bc-16d4-5598-b966-98ad21ccc98b.html

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Italy's government, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, passed a decree on Thursday that restricts the number of students with limited Italian proficiency in each classroom and prohibits face-covering Islamic veils in schools. The measure is intended to promote integration through better language acquisition and has been endorsed by right-wing political allies.

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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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Italy’s government passed a decree Thursday to place an upper limit on the number of students in each school classroom who have only limited Italian language skills and to ban face-covering Islamic veils in schools. asserted

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Premier Giorgia Meloni’s conservative government said the package is aimed at strengthening integration through language learning and has drawn support from right-wing allies. asserted

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Italy approves limits on non-Italian speakers and veils in school classrooms

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