The number of foreign students in Italian schools will be limited: wearing burqas and niqabs will also be banned
Some foreign students' parents may be required to learn Italian.
The Italian government is preparing a draft law that envisages limiting the number of foreign students in school classes and banning the wearing of burqas and niqabs in educational institutions. This was announced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
According to her, the new rule envisages setting a maximum number of foreign students that can be in one class. Parents of foreign students who face serious difficulties in adapting to the school system may also be obligated to learn Italian.
The draft law also provides for banning the wearing of burqas and niqabs that fully cover the face in schools.
“One must come to school with an open face. In Italy, no one — in the name of a real or invented tradition — can dictate that a young woman should hide her face,” said Meloni.
The prime minister has not yet specified exactly how many foreign students are planned to be allowed in one class.
Meloni emphasized that if the number of students in a class who do not know Italian is small, they can integrate faster with the help of teachers and classmates. A large number of such students, in her opinion, complicates the educational process.
