by InTrieste
Italy’s schools have been issued with new guidelines by the education ministry as they prepare to reopen in September for the 2022-23 academic year.
The covid vaccination obligation for teachers expires on 31 August along with other emergency restrictions for schools, meaning that unvaccinated teachers can return to teach in the classroom.
Another major change included in the guidelines sent to schools, which take effect from 1 September 2022, is the dropping of the mask obligation for students and teachers, reports state broadcaster Rai News.
Masks will only be required for students deemed “at risk” and there will be no remote teaching or distance learning – known in Italy as ‘didattica a distanza‘ (DAD) – in the event of a student in the class testing positive for covid.
The Italian education ministry does not exclude the re-introduction of restrictions, reports Rai News, but only in the event that new measures are adopted by health authorities in light of an “evolving epidemiological situation.”
Schools across Friuli Venezia Giulia will reopen on 12 September.
