When a woman, or even worse, a young girl, is forced to cover her face, she is deprived of her basic rights, says Meloni.
The law passed on Thursday also imposes a maximum limit of 30 percent of students with poor knowledge of Italian per school grade.
If a child has great difficulty adapting at school, social services will be contacted and the parents will be required to attend free Italian lessons.
Parents who do not follow the new rules may be fined up to 1,000 euros, equivalent to just over 11,000 kronor.
