# Italy moves to ban face coverings and limit foreign pupils in schools

https://mins.news/en/item/73827

- euronews, 2026-09-25 11:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/italy-moves-to-ban-face-coverings-and-limit-foreign-pupils-in-schools-with-new-law

> Italy has presented a new law that would prohibit pupils from covering their faces at school and cap the number of non-Italian nationals in some classes. Parents would also be required to learn basic Italian.

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