Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in class
The Italian government has approved a decree banning the burqa and niqab in schools and imposing a 30% cap on pupils with limited Italian language skills. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the measures as common-sense tools for integration, while framing the veil ban as a matter of gender equality. Opposition parties criticize the move as political propaganda aimed at pandering to hard-right factions ahead of next year's general election.
- ▪The decree prohibits the wearing of the burqa and niqab in schools but allows the hijab, which leaves the face visible.
- ▪A 30% limit will be applied to students without Italian citizenship or with poor Italian language skills in primary and secondary education.
- ▪The measure is enacted as a decree law that takes effect immediately but requires parliamentary ratification within 60 days.
- ▪Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara stated the limit is purely linguistic rather than based on citizenship, aiming to avoid 'ghetto classes'.
- ▪Non-Italian citizens currently constitute 11.6% of pupils in Italy's schools according to Fondazione ISMU research.
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Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in classImage source, Vincenzo Nuzzolese/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesByDavide Ghiglionein RomePublished7 minutes agoThe Italian government has approved a ban on the burqa and niqab in schools, along with a limit on the share of pupils who speak little Italian in any one class. A 30% cap will be imposed on children without Italian citizenship or poor knowledge of the Italian language in the first year of primary, middle and high school.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the measures as "common-sense tools that do not divide but really help to integrate".Opposition parties accuse the government of pandering to the policies of the hard-right Futuro Nazionale party, ahead of a general election next…
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