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    Since Monday, 8 out of 10 pupils are back in class, more than 1.5 million remain in Dad

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April 20, 2021 A new meeting between the government and the Regions on reopening will be held this afternoon, preceded by a meeting of the Scientific Technical Committee and followed, tomorrow or Thursday, by the Council of Ministers on the decree. At the center of the debate is the school: among the hypotheses staggered hours, enhancement of transport and salivary swabs.



The government is studying the measures to be put in place to make it safer for all pupils to return to class from 26 April. On the date, which already makes many school leaders tremble and worries several unions, in the last few hours Regions and local authorities have expressed perplexity, and a discussion with the government on the issue is planned. "There must be a mix of solutions that must not only be on local public transport - warns the president of the Conference of Regions, Massimiliano Fedriga - but also on school organization and other measures that provide for a modulation of percentages. We want to find solutions. but you have to tell the truth and tell how far you can go, otherwise damage is done.Better to say the limits clearly and seriously, otherwise the problems are not solved. "Among the hypotheses on the table, that of staggered hours for the entrances to the institutes, maintaining a 50% presence on the vehicles compared to the capacity. Or, to avoid the risk of increase this same percentage, ask (even if the times would be too tight) for an increase in means and number of personnel.



The Flc CGIL asks the government to re-evaluate the choice for the resumption of school activities in attendance at 100% from April 26 and work concretely to achieve the goal in safety. Of exclusive political will, the UIL speaks. While the Snals but also the CISL, point out that the vaccination campaign for school staff has been suspended but there are some regions that have not even reached the minimum number of vaccinations.



Fontana: "100% schools and 50% transport are impossible"

"As regards the reopening of public transport, the tables with Prefectures are always open, but we must solve the problem of the unsustainable equation that sees schools at 100% and train coverage at 50%". This was stated by the president of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, speaking on the broadcast 'Buongiorno 24' on Skytg24 who adds "in the meeting scheduled for the afternoon we will hear the reflections of the government". "I have always maintained - he remembers - that school would be the first thing that should always work in presence", but it is also true that "with this situation there are a series of problems". "We need to find intermediate solutions to respect the distancing". For Fontana "The absolute priority is to keep them open.Even when we closed them my heart was crying "



Miozzo: "More risks with closed classrooms, Dad will still be in part"

"Reopening all schools is a potential risk, it is true, but so is continuing to keep them closed". Word of Agostino Miozzo, consultant to the Minister of Education, Patrizio Bianchi, in an interview with

La Stampa.

"It is a difficult question, we have always known - he clarifies - that the school is not without risks, especially for what moves outside, the mass movement of students and school staff, up to 10 million people every day". public transport node then underlines: "We have been talking about it since April 2020, a year has passed in vain, in many situations without the necessary enhancement of the service, in others something has been done. Faced with a transport deficit, the only short-term solution it is staggering the students' admissions and lengthening the hours, if necessary by reorganizing the attendance of the school staff, there is money to cover the costs. This reduces the risk of gatherings ". The concerns are "understandable,but I invite everyone - says Miozzo - to reflect on what it would be like to leave the kids around, alone and uncontrolled. With the reopening scheduled in the coming weeks, they will certainly not remain closed at home and extracurricular gatherings are much more dangerous. Then for me the concern is rather the mental health of an entire generation: just look at the increase in psychiatric consultations, suicide attempts and acts of self-harm, the explosion of absurd violence, with organized fights at the table. It is a disaster, which we cannot ignore "Then for me the concern is rather the mental health of an entire generation: just look at the increase in psychiatric consultations, suicide attempts and acts of self-harm, the explosion of absurd violence, with organized fights at the table. It is a disaster, which we cannot ignore "Then for me the concern is rather the mental health of an entire generation: just look at the increase in psychiatric consultations, suicide attempts and acts of self-harm, the explosion of absurd violence, with organized fights at the table. It is a disaster, which we cannot ignore "



The schools, according to the principals, are not in a position to let everyone return safely? Miozzo underlines: "During the meeting with the trade unions we made it clear: in compliance with the principle of didactic autonomy, the headmaster will always evaluate and decide from a logistical point of view. There is an evident problem of space in many institutions , which certainly cannot be resolved in a few months, despite the appropriations made for the school building, because no one is Mandrake. So we have to face this challenge with the tools available: if a principal believes that he cannot guarantee the distancing in the classrooms or not having enough staff, he will decide to do double shifts or to keep part of the students with distance learning. A share of Dad will remain, today it is physiological ".



When asked whether additions to the anti-Covid security protocol in schools will arrive from the CTS, the consultant of Minister Bianchi underlines: "We await the indications of the Committee, which must tell us whether it confirms those provided for the reopening in September or wants to update them based on the current epidemiological situation and the impact of the variants. It is possible to provide for the FFp2 mask for teachers and school staff, the windows always open in the classroom, if the weather permits. Then a more accentuated spacing in places where there is no mask and there is little ventilation, I am thinking of canteens, providing different shifts for meals. The important thing is to give clear information to school leaders ". Screening with swabs or salivary tests in schools" I think it is aoperation feasible in the month of May, obviously we cannot expect complete coverage, spot checks could be carried out in a certain number of institutes, however useful for identifying any outbreaks ", says Miozzo. Who remarks on vaccinations for staff:" If had we had the vaccine availability that was promised, we would have been able to complete the vaccination campaign for all school staff, but we had to prioritize the elderly and the frail, to save lives ".If we had had the vaccine availability that was promised, we would have been able to complete the vaccination campaign for all school staff, but we had to prioritize the elderly and the frail, to save lives. "If we had had the vaccine availability that was promised, we would have been able to complete the vaccination campaign for all school staff, but we had to prioritize the elderly and the frail, to save lives. "