(Finance) – Some unions and associationsworried about the heat waves increasingly intense, they ask the Minister of Education, Giuseppe Valditara, Of postpone the start of the new school year to October. “With the summer heat so intense, it is senseless to start classes in mid-September. We need to be farsighted,” he says. Marcello Pacifico, president of Anief, proposing that other public sectors also adapt to climate change.
The National Coordination of Teachers of the Human Rights Discipline has involved pediatrics and pedagogy expertsasking for a scientific opinion on the postponement of lessons for 2024/2025, citing the risk of illness for students and teachers, especially the most vulnerable. “We believe it is necessary return to the topic in order to hypothesize adequate and timely solutions”, writes the president Roman Pesavento.
However, many Parents’ associations oppose firmly to an extension of the summer break, which is already too long. They underline the high costs of summer campswhich weigh on families, and the difficulty in reconciling work and family life. A petition against the extension of school holidays has 60 thousand signatures already collected, highlighting how such a long break can increase inequalities and compromise the skills of children and adolescents.