The Council of Ministers has approved the provision which will introduce a limit of 30% of foreign students in classes, with different parameters and cases between primary and lower and upper secondary schools. The text also includes the rule according to which a minor is removed from the family if the parents do not study Italian. Stop the use of burqa and niqab at school: fines of up to 1,000 euros are foreseen
The Council of Ministers approved the law decree on schools which includes, among other things, a cap on the number of foreigners in school classes. Other rules concern the obligation for parents to study Italian and the stop to the use of burqa and niqab in class. On the agenda of the Council of Ministers there was also an urgent measure concerning justice and a third with which the blocking of the circulation of Euro 5 diesel vehicles in the Padano Basin was avoided.
The cap on foreigners in classrooms
According to the draft law decree, in primary school "the number of pupils with non-Italian citizenship and who were not born in Italy or who have not attended at least two years of nursery school" must not exceed 30% of the total in each first class. In lower and upper secondary schools, the 30% ceiling in the first grades concerns "students with non-Italian citizenship who have not successfully attended the national education system for at least three school years".
What does it predict
As stated in the draft decree, the educational institutions, "within their autonomy" will use these criteria to establish the initial classes of elementary, middle and high schools "starting from the 2027/28 school year", "in order to guarantee a balanced composition of the classes, functional to the quality of the educational and teaching action, to the full enjoyment of the right to study and the integration of foreign students". In the case of enrollment during the year in the first class or at the beginning or during the year in subsequent classes, the draft provides that educational institutions must ensure, from the school year that has just begun, "the inclusion of pupils and students in classes in which the presence of foreign pupils and students does not exceed the ceiling of 30%.
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What happens when that's not possible
If it is not possible to apply the ceiling to foreign pupils for the number of enrollment applications, "the local school offices, in agreement with the school managers concerned, adopt the organizational measures necessary to guarantee a balanced presence of such pupils and students among nearby educational institutions, in compliance with the principle of proximity and full effectiveness of the right to education, taking into account the domicile of the pupil or student or, in any case, the proven family needs, with particular reference to those connected to the need for assistance to children with disabilities, which do not allow alternative solutions"
Minor away from family if parents do not study Italian
In the case of serious linguistic difficulties of the minor, the family unit must be supported but if the latter withdraws, the placement of the minor outside the family may be envisaged, the draft provides. "The school must report to social services cases in which persistent linguistic barriers" of those exercising "parental responsibility hinder school integration". In these cases, free Italian language courses are provided (you will need to obtain a certification certifying a level of knowledge of the Italian language no lower than level A2). In case of non-compliance, placement outside the family is implemented.
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Stop burqa and niqab at school
Another chapter of the decree concerns the use of burqa and niqab which, says Valditara, "have no place in Italian schools". However, it remains to be seen whether this rule could conflict with the 2008 ruling of the Council of State which establishes that wearing the full veil for religious reasons constitutes a "justified reason" which excludes the violation of the rules on the ban on masking, unless there is an unmotivated refusal to be identified by the authorities.
Draft decree: fines of up to 1,000 euros
In the draft decree we read on the subject, "unless there are specific health or safety reasons, it is forbidden to participate in the curricular and extra-curricular activities of educational institutions and in those foreseen in the context of school-family relations with the face covered or with any other method that does not allow face recognition". There is an administrative fine of 200 euros to 1,000 euros which, when the violation is committed by a minor, applies to the parent.
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Technical and professional institutes become high schools
The technical institutes are called "technological high schools" and the professional institutes will be called "professional high schools". The provision also provides, for the professional technological supply chain, 20 million euros for the current year and 10 million euros for 2027.
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Ok Cdm to dl against blocking euro 5 diesel vehicles
The Council of Ministers has approved the decree-law which avoids blocking the circulation of Euro 5 diesel vehicles in the Padano Basin, reports a note from the MIT. "For the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, who asked the Government for a targeted intervention", this is "an important result that meets the concrete needs of families, workers and the production system, avoiding a generalized blockade which would have had significant consequences on mobility and economic activities". In Italy there are approximately 3.5 million cars and 0.6 million commercial vehicles powered by Euro 5 diesel, while over 1.2 million cars and 200 thousand commercial vehicles are operational in the Padano Basin, adds the note.
The National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor also has powers for proceedings against minors
The National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor will also be able to exercise his powers on proceedings against minors. The innovation is introduced by a law decree on justice approved today by the Council of Ministers. In this case, we read in the text, the functions of the national anti-mafia and anti-terrorism prosecutor "are exercised towards the public prosecutor at the juvenile court". The measure, the decree highlights, was implemented "considering the extraordinary need and urgency to intervene to confirm and explain the powers of the national anti-mafia and anti-terrorism prosecutor in proceedings relating to crimes committed by minors, given the ever greater importance that the involvement of minors in serious crime phenomena assumes today".
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