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Italy bans face-covering veils in schools and caps some foreign students at 30%
Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree on Thursday banning face coverings that prevent identification in schools and introducing a 30% cap in first-grade classes for certain foreign students. The measure provides for administrative fines of between 200 and 1,000 euros for violations.
Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree banning the use in schools of face coverings, including burqas and niqabs, that prevent identification. The same measure limits the share of students who meet certain conditions and do not hold Italian citizenship to 30% in first-grade classes.
Face coverings will incur fines
The ban covers concealing the face in a way that prevents identification. The measure will apply to school activities both within and outside the curriculum, as well as school-family events, with specific health- or safety-related grounds exempted.
Those who violate the rule may face administrative fines of between 200 and 1,000 euros. If the violation is committed by a child, the fine will be imposed on the child’s parent.
The government said the decision aims to support students’ integration into society. The measures are intended to prevent the formation of what Meloni called “ghetto-like classes.”
30% cap on the share of foreign students
In primary schools, the 30% cap will apply to students who were not born in Italy or who have not received at least two years of preschool education.
At middle and high school levels, the restriction will cover students who do not hold Italian citizenship and have not successfully completed at least three school years in the national education system.
Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said the proportion of foreign students exceeds 30% in approximately 34,000 classes. Valditara said the government plans to place greater emphasis on learning Italian to support integration.
Italian language course support for families
Schools will be expected to intervene when serious and persistent language barriers within the family make it difficult for a child to integrate at school. Schools will be required to report such cases to social services and may arrange Italian language courses for parents.
Failure to fulfill these obligations may also result in administrative fines of between 200 and 1,000 euros.
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