Giorgia Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is preparing to ban burqas and niqabs in the country’s schools as part of a broader proposal to integrate foreign students and their families into Italian society.
TL;DR
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in schools.
- The proposal includes a legal cap on foreign students in classrooms and requires some parents to take Italian language lessons.
- Meloni stated that faces must be uncovered in school and that no one should hide themselves in the name of tradition.
- The ban would apply to burqas and niqabs, but not hijabs.
- The measure needs to be presented to the Cabinet and then to parliament.
- Current Italian law generally prohibits hiding identity without justification, with some exceptions for religious or cultural reasons for identification purposes.
- A previous government attempt to ban burqa and niqab in public spaces is still pending parliamentary approval.
- The new measures aim to prevent language barriers from isolating students.
- Migration is a significant political issue in Italy, with foreign students making up approximately 11.6% of the school population.