The Hindu

Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs, cap foreign students in Italian schools

On Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni revealed plans for a new school policy aimed at capping foreign student numbers and prohibiting burqas and niqabs in classrooms. Addressing her partys youth organization, Meloni said that the measure would also require parents of foreign students with severe integration difficulties to take compulsory Italian language classes.