"Occupation exposes students to possible crimes, also linked to damage to public property", which schools "are required to report. It is necessary to evaluate the application of the disciplinary measures provided for by the Regulations of each institution" and it is necessary to "estimate the extent of the damage of any acts of vandalism, considering that too often the entire community and not the authors are responsible for them. The expenses for extraordinary cleaning and for the restoration of furnishings, PCs and any other equipment owned by the school must be borne by the students responsible".
The Ministry of Education at secondary schools writes it.
"Also in this school year, some schools were the scene of occupation by groups of students who prevented the regular carrying out of lessons for considerable periods, undermining the constitutional right to study of the majority of students who were not members of the occupations and causing, in many cases, substantial damage to both fixed and movable furnishings, laboratory equipment and structures", we read in the circular from the head of the department of the Ministry of Education, Carmela Palumbo.
"Many school principals have implemented, from the beginning, all possible strategies to deal with these situations, showing their willingness to dialogue and listen and proposing alternatives such as the assembly or co-management. However, this has not always been achieved the desired result, sometimes also due to the presence during the occupations of subjects external to the schools", concludes the circular distributed to the schools.
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