Education

Italy begins the school year

Rome (Italy), Sep 14 (EFE), (Camera: Alvaro Padilla).- Six months after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic, most schools in Italy today opened their doors for a new school year that no one is predicting will be easy and with some protests over the lack of single-sex desks, masks or teachers. According to the Ministry of Education, some 5.6 million students out of 8.3 million returned to class today in 12 regions of the country and in the autonomous province of Trento. FOOTAGE OF THE RETURN TO CLASSES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COL DI LANA (ROME). INCLUDES STATEMENTS BY CARLA COSTETTI (DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER) - TRANSLATIONS:1.- I think that President Conte is a figure that should be left a little bit in the background to protect his son. This is neither better nor worse: unfortunately there are roles in which you cannot exercise parenthood with the freedom you would like. We are living in an evolving situation, and our difficulties are related to the need to keep up with the changes. And they are not changes in a family of four, it is about organizing, in our case, 1,500 students.2.- I believe that if everyone does what they should and keeps a certain amount of attention, we can move forward well. On the other hand, if we don't keep our distance, don't put on our masks, there are crowds, we will see the consequences. That's why this morning I insisted so much with the kids. Distance is essential.