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- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced a ban on burqas and niqabs in school classrooms.
- She said a Cabinet measure will set limit on foreign students per class.
- The proposal requires parents of foreign students who struggle to integrate to learn Italian.
- Meloni told Brothers of Italy youth wing that no one may force a woman to hide her face.
- Fondazione ISMU reports foreign-citizen students comprise 11.6% of Italy’s school enrollment.