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School decree sets a cap on foreign students in first-year classes and fines burqa use up to €1,000

The Council of Ministers approved a school decree that includes limits on foreign students in first-year classes, language-support funding, Italian courses for parents, optional Latin from middle school, and fines of up to €1,000 for wearing the burqa.

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What is happening

According to la Repubblica, the decree received approval in the Council of Ministers. It provides for a cap on foreign students in first-year classes, funds to strengthen language instruction, Italian-language courses for parents, and optional Latin starting in middle school. Technical and vocational institutes will be called lyceums. The decree also introduces fines of up to €1,000 for the burqa.

Why is it on the Radar?

The measures would affect school enrollment, language-support programs, the curriculum, the names of technical and vocational schools, and penalties related to wearing the burqa.

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