Italien: Meloni plant Ausländerquote und Schleierverbot in Schulen
Die italienische Ministerpräsidentin will Burkas und Nikabs in Schulen verbieten – und die Zahl ausländischer Schüler pro Klasse begrenzen. Dem Kabinett werde sie dazu eine Maßnahme vorlegen.
Milan - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni plans to ban the wearing of face coverings such as burkas and niqabs in schools and limit the number of foreign students per class, she announced on Sunday at a youth event for her party, Fratelli d'Italia. The proposed legislation aims to prohibit head-to-toe garments in educational settings, stating that "one must enter school with an uncovered face."
Meloni argued that "in Italy, no one can decide, in the name of any real or imagined tradition, that a young woman must hide her face." The issue of migrant integration has become a contentious topic in Italian politics and society.
Additionally, Meloni intends to require parents of foreign students with significant integration difficulties to learn Italian. "If there is only one child in a class who doesn't understand Italian, they will likely learn the language quickly," she explained. However, she did not specify a precise upper limit for the number of foreign students in a class.
Italy, due to its central Mediterranean location, is one of the European countries most affected by the influx of migrants. According to the Fondazione ISMU research institute, nearly twelve students out of every hundred in Italy are not Italian citizens.
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