“School closed, soon we will see the disasters caused” – Libero Quotidiano

Let’s forget about Christmas. Doctor Agostino Miozzo, coordinator of the now infamous Scientific technical committee guiding government movements in the fight against the epidemic coronavirus, Interviewed by Corriere della Sera clears the field of illusions: “We have a marathon ahead that will not end in December 25th, but much later. If we all turn off the lights of expectations a bit, we would be of great help to the system and to those who hope to restart the economic and social life of the country by that date ”. The real problem, according to Miozzo, however, is in the medium term: impact of the new emergency shutdown of which the school. We need to bring the students back to class, he immediately makes that clear.

“Many politicians have chosen to sacrifice the school as a sign of an effective response to the emergency.” The expert speaks of “traditional culture of contempt of the main asset that is the school and the education of our youth “and there is no risk to health. For the vast majority of children – Miozzo emphasizes -, the advantages of going back to class far outweigh the low risk of getting sick The coronavirus and schools can take measures to further reduce the risks. The data tell us that it is difficult to discriminate if a child’s infection occurred at school and not in the moments before or after. “Also because” the school is still a protected environment, controlled, where teachers and staff force children to comply with strict rules of behavior and where beyond the obligation is the educational, pedagogical moment. “Faced with the abuse of distance education, the person in charge of the CTS is explicit: “Let us even wonder how many young people have not left their homes for weeks or months, refugees in the darkness of their room in front of a PC screen for hours and hours, victims of the now famous shack syndrome which generates fears, anxieties, insomnia and many other pathologies of the mind. At some point, with the Covid emergency, we will see the disasters caused“not to mention the risk of” hiring by organized crime of children under 14 who do not attend school for weeks. “