Italy School Ban Burqas Limit
The proposed package also targets religious face coverings, explicitly prohibiting burqas and niqabs in educational institutions while permitting other forms of Islamic dress, such as the hijab.Reported by 3 of 15 outlets; wording from Fox News.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans Sept. 20 to introduce legislation capping the number of foreign students in Italian classrooms and banning face-covering garments, including burqas and niqabs, in schools.
Students who are not Italian citizens account for 11.6 per cent of those enrolled in Italian schools — nearly 12 in every 100 students — according to Fondazione ISMU, a research institution.
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Italy is among the European countries most exposed to migrant arrivals because of its central Mediterranean location, making migration a hot-button issue and a major challenge for successive governments.
Once approved by the government, the measure would need parliamentary approval within 60 days to pass into law.
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Meloni did not specify what the maximum number of foreign students per class would be.
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A 2008 ruling later clarified that full-face coverings may be worn for religious or cultural reasons if the face is revealed when identity verification is required.
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- 20 Sep
Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, PM Meloni says
- 21 Sep
The proposed package also targets religious face coverings, explicitly prohibiting burqas and niqabs in educational institutions while permitting other forms of Islamic dress, such as the hijab.
- 24 Sep
Premier Giorgia Meloni’s conservative government said the package is aimed at strengthening integration through language learning and has drawn support from right-wing allies.
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- 25 Sep
The measures take effect right away but still require parliamentary approval within 60 days.
Coverage 20 articles
25 Sep Meloni accused of election shift to right after ’shameful’ cap on foreign children in classrooms
The Guardian
25 Sep Italy decrees limits on non-Italian speakers, veils in school classrooms
The Hindu
25 Sep Italy to ban burqa in schools, limit foreign pupils
Deutsche Welle
24 Sep Italy approves limits on non-Italian speakers and veils in school classrooms
Toronto Star
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24 Sep Beset by far-right rival, Italy's Meloni tightens foreign pupil rules
The Straits Times
21 Sep Italian PM pushes foreign student cap in classrooms, burqa, niqab ban in schools
Fox News
21 Sep Italy's Meloni plans to limit foreign student numbers, ban face coverings in schools
CBS News
21 Sep Giorgia Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools
Washington Examiner- 21 Sep Italy's Meloni plans to limit foreign student numbers, ban face coverings in schools
CBS News 
21 Sep Italy will ban burqas in schools and limit number of foreign pupils in class in new crackdown by PM Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government
Daily Mail
21 Sep Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools
Al Jazeera
20 Sep Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, cap foreign students in classrooms
The Hindu
20 Sep Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms
Toronto Star
20 Sep Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to ban burqas and cap foreign students: new measure
New York Post
20 Sep Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools
Al Jazeera
20 Sep Italy banning burqas, niqabs from schools: PM
National Post
20 Sep Italy’s Meloni plans to ban burkas, niqabs in schools and cap foreign pupils in classrooms
South China Morning Post
20 Sep Italy to limit foreign students, ban burqa and hijab in schools
Times of India
20 Sep Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says
Dawn20 Sep Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says
The Straits Times
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