Italian Education Minister
Valeria Fedeli on Monday said it's "unacceptable" that some
schools have broken heating systems and students are being
forced to attend lessons in the cold.
She said the ministry sent a circular ordering regional
school directors to have checks performed on their schools'
heating systems.
"We've put a lot of resources into all types of building
maintenance, but this is also an area that's essential to not
neglect," Fedeli said.
"Because perhaps we are thinking of essential things like
school security, appearance and functionality, but heating
systems are included in this and they can't be broken. Students
have to be warm and comfortable at school," she said.
The Sicilian city of Messina on Friday closed some schools
after many pupils had to study in cold classrooms in recent days
because of faulty heating.
There have also been problems with heating in some schools in
Rome.
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