Italy’s latest school policy brings language support and religious dress into the same debate, raising questions about how integration should work in classrooms.
Italy is introducing new rules for schools: the proportion of students with limited Italian-language skills in each class will be capped, and face-covering garments, including burqas and niqabs, will be banned.
This was written by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the social network X.
The government has approved a decree stipulating that no more than 30% of students in any one class may have an insufficient level of Italian. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the measure on X.
These common-sense decisions do not divide people; they genuinely promote integration by preventing the creation of “ghetto classes” and ensuring equal opportunities for all students.
– Giorgia Meloni
Meloni said the government wants to develop a school system that helps students overcome difficulties and creates the conditions for equal learning opportunities.