# Italy approves school limits on non-Italian speakers and face-covering veils

https://mins.news/en/video/73763

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-25 10:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ebu0UXu5EQ

> Italy’s conservative government approved a school decree capping the share of students with insufficient Italian-language skills at 30% per classroom and banning full-face Islamic veils, including burqas and niqabs. Educators, unions and opposition parties called the plan hard to enforce and politically motivated, warning it could disrupt enrollment in migrant-heavy areas.

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