# Meloni government moves to ban burqas, cap foreign students in Italian schools

https://mins.news/en/item/73313

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-25 02:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/meloni-government-bans-burqas-caps-foreign-students-in-italian-schools?traffic_source=rss

> Italy’s government has adopted a decree-law banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping non-Italian-speaking students at 30 percent of a classroom from next year. Breaches could draw fines of up to €1,000. Giorgia Meloni called the measures common sense, while opponents, unions and school leaders criticised the policy as impractical and politically driven.

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