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Italy's Meloni proposes ban on face veils in schools and quota for foreign students
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans to introduce a ban on burqas and niqabs in schools and to limit the number of foreign students per class. Speaking at a youth event organized by her Fratelli d'Italia party, Meloni stated that a measure would be presented to the cabinet soon. She argued that students must attend school with their faces uncovered and that no one can decide, in the name of tradition, that a young woman must hide. Additionally, parents of foreign students with major integration difficulties would be obliged to learn Italian. Meloni warned that if the number of children who do not understand Italian becomes large or a majority, it is no longer integration but neglect. She did not specify an exact upper limit for classes. According to the research institute Fondazione ISMU, nearly 12 out of every 100 students in Italy are currently not Italian citizens. Italy is one of the European countries most affected by migrant arrivals due to its location in the central Mediterranean.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced plans to ban face veils in schools and limit the number of foreign students per class, tightening her government's stance on migration and integration policy.
Speaking on Sunday at a youth event organized by her Fratelli d'Italia party, Meloni said a measure to this effect would be presented to the cabinet soon.
Key Proposals
- Ban on burqas and niqabs in schools: The planned law would prohibit full-face veils in educational settings. "You have to go to school with your face uncovered," Meloni said. "And in Italy no one can decide, in the name of a real or perceived tradition, that a young woman must hide."
- Limits on foreign students per class: Meloni argued that integration suffers when too many non-Italian-speaking children are placed together. "If there is only one child in a class who doesn't understand Italian, he or she will probably be able to learn the language quickly," she said. "However, if the number of children who do not understand the language becomes large – or even becomes the majority – it is no longer integration, but neglect." She did not specify an exact upper limit.
- Mandatory Italian language courses: Parents of foreign students with significant integration difficulties would be required to learn Italian.
Context
Due to its location in the central Mediterranean, Italy is one of the European countries most affected by migrant arrivals. According to the research institute Fondazione ISMU, nearly 12 out of every 100 students in Italy are currently not Italian citizens.
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Italy’s Meloni proposes ban on face veils and cap on foreign students in schools