1 of 1
Story summary
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet approved a decree limiting foreign pupils and banning face coverings in schools.
- The decree caps non-Italian pupils at 30% in first-year classes lacking Italian birth or two years preschool.
- It bans burqas, niqabs and helmets, imposing €200-€1,000 fines payable by parents.
- Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara says roughly 34,000 classes exceed the 30% foreign-student limit.