Italy to ban face coverings and limit foreign students in schools

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 18:41

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni announced plans to ban face coverings in schools and cap foreign student numbers.

Meloni said her government will introduce legislation to ban burkas and niqabs in classrooms and establish a maximum number of foreign students per class. Parents of foreign students with integration difficulties would be required to learn Italian. The proposed bills will go to the Council of Ministers before requiring parliamentary approval.

How it is being reported

• Italian PM pushes foreign student cap in classrooms, burqa, niqab ban in schoolsFox News · 21 Sept, 22:26
• Italy's Meloni plans to limit foreign student numbers, ban face coverings in schoolsCBS News · 21 Sept, 14:58
• Italy will ban burqas in schools and limit number of foreign pupils in class in new crackdown by PM Giorgia Meloni's hard-right governmentDaily Mail · 21 Sept, 09:58
• Giorgia Meloni unveils burka ban in bid to protect Italy from 'Islamic separatism'GB News · 21 Sept, 05:18
• Italian PM preparing face-covering ban, cap on foreign studentsUPI · 20 Sept, 20:08

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