What is happening
In comments reported by AGI and la Repubblica, Meloni said schools should prevent “ghetto classes” through a more balanced distribution of pupils. She stated that Mattarella, as education minister, had drafted circulars advising against concentrating foreign students in the same class; la Repubblica reported that the case dates back to 1990. Meloni also said a school ban on the burqa would be a security-related, non-discriminatory measure. La Repubblica reported criticism from Elly Schlein and Angelo Bonelli.
Why is it on the Radar?
The comments place the proposed limits on foreign pupils and the burqa ban at the center of a political debate involving the government, the president of the Republic and opposition figures. The sources report different statements and reactions, without resolving the dispute over the interpretation of Mattarella’s past measures.