Protests held across Italy against school reforms

(ANSA) - Rome, July 7- Protests are being held across Italy against Premier Matteo Renzi's controversial educational reform as it goes before the lower house of parliament.
    The "Good School" bill aims to improve education via private sector funding, by allowing schools greater autonomy and by giving permanent open-ended contracts to thousands of teachers on temporary contracts. But unions are furious, saying many teachers risk being excluded from the new system.
    Protestors from the Gioventù Nazionale rightwing youth association put up symbolic obituaries in front of schools in Rome on Monday evening, including slogans such as "in memory of the public school" and blocked entrances with plastic film.