The Constitutional Court on Friday
struck down a controversial Veneto regional law demanding that
parents must have been resident for 15 years to be eligible for
their children to be admitted to public nurseries.
The court said the law was unconstitutional as it went
against the principle of equality and introduced an unreasonable
access criteria.
Veneto Governor Luca Zaia said his administration respected
the ruling, while defending the law, saying it was sensible and
denying "unjust" allegations it was a racist measure designed to
prevent migrants getting into the nurseries.
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