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Italy bans face coverings in schools and caps certain foreign pupils at 30 percent
Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree on Thursday banning face coverings that prevent identification in schools and capping the share of certain foreign pupils in first-grade classes at 30 percent. The regulation provides for administrative fines ranging from 200 to 1,000 euros for violations.
Italy’s Council of Ministers has approved a decree banning the use in schools of face coverings, including the burqa and niqab, that prevent identification. The decree also caps at 30 percent the share of first-grade pupils who meet certain conditions and do not hold Italian citizenship.
Scope of the ban and penalties
Covering the face in a way that prevents identification will be prohibited during school activities both within and outside the curriculum, as well as at school-family events. Specific reasons related to health or security are excluded from the regulation.
Those who violate the ban may face administrative fines ranging from 200 to 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 measures aim to support pupils’ integration into society and prevent the formation of what Meloni described as “ghetto-like classes.”
30 percent cap for foreign pupils
In primary schools, the cap will apply to pupils who were not born in Italy or who have not received at least two years of preschool education. At the middle- and high-school levels, it will cover pupils 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 that the share of foreign pupils exceeds 30 percent in approximately 34,000 classes. Valditara said the government wants to place greater emphasis on learning Italian in order to support integration.
Italian courses for families
Schools will be expected to inform social services when serious and persistent language barriers within a family make it difficult for a child to integrate at school. Schools may also arrange Italian courses for parents.
Failure to fulfill these obligations may also result in administrative fines ranging from 200 to 1,000 euros.
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