Reopening of schools, confrontation in the government. Hope Freezes Everyone: It’s Too Soon

“The situation is very serious, the figures are still impressive, we must keep the level of prudence high.” At dinner time the Minister Speranza, on RaiTre, puts it flat: it doesn’t directly address the issue of reopening of high schools and universitiesHowever, he warns that someone is running too much. In all fields. Even the one at school. For the knowledgeable, a few words are enough: give in to the offensive of the colleague Azzolina, do not think. “L ‘rt index It has lowered, but we cannot lower our guard. “He launches the hard line that he has always maintained again. However, the owner of Education, who has never digested the closure of high school and, even more so, high school, does not give up: “If the situation allows the restrictions to be handled with caution, the school must also return.” The confrontation becomes intense. Almost a duel.

Azzolina put the issue on the table Friday in the Council of Ministers, when some saw the trend of contagionThey began to say that restaurants, shopping centers, ski resorts, etc., could reopen in early December until she froze everyone: “And the school? It cannot be closed if the rest reopen.” He also does not intend to give up: “Everyone should work together to get students back to class,” he writes on Facebook.

Also because, said the Ministry, both the CTS and the WHO “are convinced that a prolonged closure of schools can have a negative impact on our students, from the psychological point of view and school dropout.” On his side, he has the coordinator of the CTS, Miozzo: “The school should be at the top of the list of reopening“, he says, recalling that France, Germany and Great Britain have given rigorous indications for the maintenance of face-to-face teaching. A new impetus comes from the G20, which underlines” the importance of continuing to guarantee education in times of crisis with the ‘Implementation of measures for in-person learning. “At the Palazzo it is supported by grillini (” Instrumentalizing the school is irresponsible, “summarizes Di Maio), Iv (” Before talking about Christmas dinner, can we say that we are reopening schools? secondary? “says Renzi) and a piece on the left, from Fratoianni (Si) to Nannicini (Pd).

On the other front, next to Speranza, there is Franceschini and Boccia convinced that we cannot think of a general reopening “at least” before 7 January. It is true that the practical difficulties to return to class, leaving aside the issue of transport, are not lacking: in these hours several mayors have even closed kindergartens and primary schools. However, the idea that you can open a window for shopping or winter sports and not for high school determines some crack in the hard line: is it the most important consumption of education?

Everyone in the government knows that reopen shopping centers & co. With the current epidemic curve, it is a high risk, justified by the need to avoid the damage between 20-30 billion that would result from the closure of shops during the holidays, that is, in the phase of maximum consumption. It is clear that some of the ministers do not want to duplicate the danger by opening schools. On the other hand, there are also those who look less at the economy and more at culture. As usual, it will be up to Conte to decide, but Hope is likely to show up this time. The prime minister is aware of how risky it is to widen the shirts even just for stores.