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“Today is an important day! The inauguration of the school year, as never on this occasion, has the value and meaning of a restart for the whole society. Children feel it, adults and institutions understand it.” made by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the inauguration of the school year in Vo ‘Euganeo.
“We face – recalled the Head of State – to a decisive challenge. Starting from Vò Euganeo gives even more sense of how this challenge affects the entire country. Just as here in Vò life, after the anguish and the closures, has resumed at full speed, so the reopening of the schools expresses the full resumption of life in Italy ”.
Still: “The decision to close the schools was painful. Necessary and painful. The school has in its DNA the character of openness, of sociability, of dialogue between people, side by side. You guys have suffered, and we have all suffered, from handicaps and limitations. The school is a mirror of society and reflects its difficulties and expectations. For this reason, these days, in which schools reopen and are filled with students and teachers, are days of hope ”.
“School closings and many other socially, financially and emotionally costly resignations have helped save lives and avoid more serious pain and anguish. The precautionary measures have become a test that the Italian people have been able to face, as in other difficult moments in their history ”.
“I extend a very cordial greeting to all those present and those who follow us from afar. To the president Alberti Casellati. To the minister, whom I thank for her speech and her commitment. To the President of the Region. To the mayor of Vò, to the director of the beautiful school that welcomes us, to the mayors of the other reference Municipalities of this Institute, Lozzo Atestino and Cinto Euganeo ”.
“The greatest and most affectionate greeting – added the Head of State –is aimed at schoolchildren, pupils and students from all over Italy “.
“I know well, dear students, that you missed school when, at the beginning of last March, its doors closed and you felt how much the daily meeting with your teachers was worth, the closeness of your classmates, how much coexistence was a factor growth and a fundamental tool of sociality. What happened was like a life lesson that made you understand, clearly, how school is essential for the personal development of each one of you “, he adds.
“Students with disabilities suffered the worst consequences of the lockdown. For many of them the sacrifices have had a very high cost, sometimes intolerable. And the families took charge of these sufferings. At the restart of the school, the attention to these students should be compulsory, starting with the assignment of support teachers ”.
“As we prepare for tomorrow, we feel the need to remember those affected by the disease, the many broken lives and the pain suffered by many. We will not forget. And we will try to learn from the exceptional and dramatic events that have involved all the continents and that still keep us busy, demanding responsibility and prudence ”.
The Head of State highlights that “The school, the culture, the constant confrontation are also antidotes to the virus of violence and intolerance, which can also infect the community if attention is reduced.”
“In keeping with these values, it is necessary to explain the maximum commitment to counteract those who practice cowardly and brutal violence that has been manifested repeatedly in recent days. Who preaches it or excites it on social networks ”.
This period has underlined, with great clarity, the urgency and absolute necessity of having broadband throughout our country ”.
“The emergency shutdown – he added – showed us that children without a computer at home suffered severe exclusions, those who lacked sufficient space, those who already lived in a marginalized condition. We must prevent the digital divide from becoming an insurmountable one ”.
Finally: “We are shocked by the death of Willy, beaten to death for defending a friend from violence. His smiling face will remain as an icon of friendship and solidarity, which recalls the educational and training tasks of the school and our entire community. The school, the culture, the constant confrontation are also antidotes to the virus of violence and intolerance, which can also infect the community if attention is reduced ”.
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