Meloni plans burqa, niqab ban in Italian schools; proposes cap on foreign students and Italian lessons for parents

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday that her government will soon introduce measures to limit the number of foreign students in classrooms and prohibit the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools.

Addressing the youth wing of her nationalist-conservative Brothers of Italy party, Meloni said the proposed measures would also make Italian-language classes mandatory for parents of foreign students facing “serious difficulties integrating into the school system.”