PoliticsItaly’s school veil ban fuels Europe’s assimilation debate, with expert warning US could be next
Italy’s “Schools Decree” bars students from covering their faces in class, caps foreign-born pupils at 30% per classroom and allows fines for parents who skip required Italian lessons. Set to take effect next summer, the rules are presented as promoting integration. Experts debate whether they work or target visible symptoms, while one warns similar cultural shifts could reach the US.
Italy’s school veil ban fuels Europe’s assimilation debate, with expert warning US could be next
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