Italy bans burqas in schools, caps number of foreign students per class

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet adopted a decree law banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping the number of students with poor command of Italian per class at 30 percent. The decree also provides more tools for learning Italian and requires parents of children struggling to integrate to attend free Italian lessons, with fines up to 1,000 euros for non-compliance. Italy is a frontline country for migration, and integration is a hot campaign issue ahead of next year's general election. Save the Children warned that forcing children to change schools based on nationality or limited Italian proficiency would be harmful.

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