21 days ago · Rome
Italy to ban burkas in schools, with 30% cap on pupils with poor Italian
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Rome. The first report grouped here was at 25 Sept 2026, 11:20 UTC. The headline in use is “Italy to ban burkas in schools, with 30% cap on pupils with poor Italian”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Italy has passed a decree banning face coverings in all schools and capping the proportion of newly arrived foreign pupils with insufficient Italian at 30 per cent per class from the next school year, the government in Rome said on Friday. The government said the 30 per cent quota applies…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Italy to ban burkas in schools, with 30% cap on pupils with poor Italian
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