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The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

Italy’s ruling party drafts law to ‘safeguard’ school nativity scenes

Children holding nativity scene figurines of Jesus
The party has criticised ‘unacceptable and embarrassing decisions’ by some schools. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

Italy’s ruling far-right party has identified a new battleground in its war to protect the country’s “cultural roots”: the school nativity scene.

A draft law proposed on Wednesday by the Brothers of Italy party (FdI) seeks to clamp down on schools that hold general celebrations in the holiday season thereby acknowledging the growing diversity of Italy’s classrooms.

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