Italy to ban veils in schools: PM Meloni's measures against migrant children

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced new measures targeting migrant children: a ban on the burqa and niqab in schools, limits on the number of foreign students per class, and a requirement for struggling parents to learn Italian. Meloni presented the proposal at a youth event of her party, without specifying the intended maximum number.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced new measures targeting migrant children during a youth event organized by her party. The proposal, which is set to be discussed in the government, includes a ban on wearing the burqa and niqab in schools, limiting the number of foreign students in each class, and requiring parents of foreign students who struggle to integrate to learn Italian. Meloni justified the measures by citing the need for integration, stating that when the number of children who do not speak Italian becomes large, it is neglect, not integration. She did not specify what the maximum number of foreign students per class would be. According to data from the Fondazione ISMU research institute, non-Italian citizens make up 11.6% of all students in the country's schools.