Italy bans full-face veils in schools and caps non-Italian-speaking students at 30% per class
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Italy’s government on Thursday approved a decree banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping at 30% the share of students with limited Italian language skills per class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced.
The ban applies to full-face veils but not the hijab, which leaves the face visible, according to Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara. He framed the veil restriction as a matter of gender equality, stating that students must attend school with their faces uncovered. Meloni described the measures as “common-sense tools that do not divide but really help to integrate.”
The 30% cap targets non-Italian citizens or those with insufficient Italian proficiency, particularly newly arrived students. Exemptions include children born in Italy or those who have attended Italian nursery schools for at least two years. Valditara said the rule aims to prevent “ghetto classes” and noted that 34,000 classes currently exceed the threshold. Local authorities will redistribute students with limited Italian skills across nearby schools where possible.
Parents of struggling students must attend free Italian language courses, or face fines of up to €1,000. In extreme cases, authorities may intervene if families refuse support. The decree also builds on existing rules, including a 1975 ban on face coverings that hinder identification, though courts have allowed religious exemptions if faces are shown for identification.
Opposition parties criticized the measures as pandering to hard-right rival Futuro Nazionale ahead of 2027 elections. The decree now awaits parliamentary approval.
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