Many parts of Italy were
suffering major disruption on Friday after a wave of bad weather
dubbed the 'Santa Lucia' storm brought strong winds and
torrential rain with some areas of the north getting snow.
The mayors of Rome and Naples ordered schools and public
parks to be closed as a precautionary measure.
Head teachers in the capital were critical of the move.
"Rome's schools were closed for a bit of rain," said Mario
Rusconi of the Rome section of the national school principles
association.
"The damage to the image of the school system is extremely
high.
"Instead of closing the schools, the local authorities'
technical departments should have checked the state of the
schools at risk".
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