Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet adopted a decree law Thursday banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping the number of students with a poor command of Italian per class. It ...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the measures as "common-sense tools that do not divide but really help to integrate".

Italy to Ban Veils in Schools, Limit Foreign Students Per Class, Meloni Says MILAN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Italy is preparing to ⁠ban ⁠face coverings in schools and ⁠to cap the number of foreign students ...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the goal was to better integrate non-Italian speaking children, but critics accused of her trying to appease anti-immigrant sentiment.

Giorgia Meloni proposes a burqa-niqab ban in Italian schools alongside foreign-student limits and mandatory Italian classes for some parents.

Italy Decrees Limits on Non-Italian Speakers and Veils in School Classrooms ROME (AP) — Italy’s government passed a decree Thursday to place an upper limit on the number of students in each school ...

Giorgia Meloni's proposed legislation would cap foreign students per classroom and ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools to foster integration.

The 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 ...