Italy’s Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in schools, cap foreign students per class

Italy is preparing to ban face-covering veils such as the burqa and niqab in schools and introduce a cap on the number of foreign students allowed in each class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday.The measures, which Meloni said would be brought before the Cabinet, link immigration, language skills and integration in schools. She also said parents of foreign students facing serious difficulties integrating into the Italian education system would be required to learn Italian.