Meloni Pledges Veil Ban in Italian Schools and a Cap on Foreign Pupils

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday that her government would ban burqas and niqabs in the country's schools and move to limit the number of foreign students in classrooms, according to Al Jazeera and Politico Europe, both of which reported the pledge the same day. "Italian children cannot feel like a minority in the classroom," Meloni said, in the phrasing carried by Politico Europe.

Al Jazeera described Meloni as leading Italy's longest-serving government since the Second World War, and noted she faces an election threat from a far-right rival party. That framing places the announcement inside a competitive political dynamic rather than a settled legislative programme: the two outlets report a promise, not an enacted law or a published decree.