Italy Plans School Ban on Face Coverings and Cap on Foreign-Citizen Students

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses the Italian Senate, Rome, June 11, 2026. (Stefano Costantino)

Italy is readying new regulations for schools that would limit face coverings and cap the number of non-Italian students in a class. The measures were announced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday at an event organised by her right-wing Brothers of Italy party. She said that the proposals will soon be put to the Council of Ministers. The package… Continue reading Italy Plans School Ban on Face Coverings and Cap on Foreign-Citizen Students