Coronavirus, from year-round safeguard to trips

(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 1 - From the safeguarding of the school year in the areas where schools are closed due to the coronavirus emergency, passing through reimbursements for missed educational trips and provisions for students and students whose universities didactic activities suspended. These are the latest measures taken by the government in these hours following the coronavirus emergency for schools and universities.
* The decree-law On Friday evening the decree-law was introduced in the Council of Ministers which introduces "new support measures for families, workers and businesses connected to the epidemiological emergency caused by COVID-19".
For the school, the decree provided that the school year will still be considered valid for all those who, following the coronavirus containment measures, will not be able to reach the minimum of 200 days of lessons.
As regards the reimbursements relating to educational trips, suspended until next March 15, in addition to the possibility of exercising the right of withdrawal pursuant to the Tourism Code, the decree also expressly provided for the regulatory reference to article 1463 of the civil code. on the subject of impossibility that occurred, in order to make refunds easier.
Finally, specific protection of the right to work is provided for all those employees of school cleaning companies who have been internalized with a specific procedure in the past weeks. The signing of their contract and the taking of service, which should have taken place on March 1st at the reference schools, will be held on March 2nd at the Ministry's territorial offices, in the territories where the schools are still closed due to the emergency coronavirus.
* The Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers Also signed the Dpcm coordinating the measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Confirmed the suspension until March 15 of all educational trips, exchange or twinning initiatives, guided tours and educational trips. The provision is valid for schools across the country.
Confirmed the need for a medical certificate for readmission to school after absences lasting longer than five days due to infectious disease subject to mandatory notification. Distance learning is possible in the territories where schools are closed due to the coronavirus emergency.
The didactic or curricular activities of Universities and Institutions of Higher Musical Artistic Education and Coreutica where attendance is interrupted due to the health emergency can be carried out, where possible, remotely, identified by the same Afam Universities and Institutions, also taking account of the specific needs of students with disabilities. The educational path must however be safeguarded by recovering the activities and verification tests where necessary. (HANDLE).