Sara Guglielmetti Giorgia Meloni 's proposal to cap foreign students in school classes at 30% continues to spark discussion. Mattarella opposed it, but the prime minister quickly responded.
A cap on foreigners in classrooms: Sergio Mattarella's words.
At the presentation of the 2026/27 school year in Amatrice, Sergio Mattarella spoke about Giorgia Meloni's proposal to cap the 30% share of foreign students in classes.
The President of the Republic spoke out against the measure, without ever naming Meloni directly: " School is open to all. It must be inclusive, help prevent ghettos from forming, avoid barriers, make our communities safer, unite rather than divide, overcoming the walls of mistrust and lack of communication. School is the most effective lever for integration for those from other countries and for young people born in Italy who are the children of immigrants." Giorgia Meloni's response was quick to arrive.
Schools, Giorgia Meloni responds to Mattarella: "As a minister, she wrote circulars about limiting the number of foreigners in classrooms."
Following Sergio Mattarella's remarks, Giorgia Meloni , a guest on Bruno Vespa's " Cinque Minuti, " quickly responded . The Prime Minister first stated that she doesn't see the Head of State's words as a challenge to the government's initiative: " I don't read it that way because the President of the Republic says schools must overcome ghettos. The President of the Republic talks about overcoming the lack of communication, and what is the basis for overcoming this lack of communication? It's language. Indeed, we're talking about a better distribution of foreign children who don't speak our language."
Among other things, the President of the Republic, when he was Minister of Education, issued circulars urging people not to group foreign students in the same class, but because it is a common sense measure.”