Schools at risk: 75 percent could collapse in an earthquake.

And 12,7% of the institutions are now over 70 years old. Maintenance is always very poor.

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SCHOOLS AT RISK IN ITALY

We live in a country with 24.073 schools at seismic risk, and we shouldn't just remember this when there's an earthquake and schools collapse as if they were made of papier-mâché. We have half of the Italian schools without a regular certification on the safety of the buildings. And theWe have 18 percent of institutions where the plaster is crumbling and 23 percent have broken windows.Who still has the courage to talk about “safe schools”?

According to data from the Ministry of Education, 75 percent of Italian schools are at risk in the event of an earthquake. And not just in the Campi Flegrei area or the province of L'Aquila: the map of this vulnerability extends across all regions. Moreover, 12,7 percent of Italian schools are over 70 years old, and in recent decades, maintenance interventions have been very sporadic. This is partly due to a chronic lack of funding.

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SAFETY OF ITALIAN SCHOOLS

It takes money, of course. But it also requires a political and administrative effort that isn't haphazard, zigzagging, inspired only by the idea of ​​a slogan to promote for a few weeks or a newspaper headline to grab. The problem of money, which is certainly not secondary, must be addressed by scraping the barrel of cuts and waste in public spending. (the government plans to save 1,5 billion in 2018), but they are not enoughWe must involve other investors in every way, for a country system objective, such as the safety of our schoolsIt's not impossible: in Pesaro, the new school building on Via La Marmora has just been inaugurated, a "zero energy" building, meaning it offers energy savings of 85 percent. The project, costing €20 million, was implemented by the municipal administration, led by Mayor Matteo Ricci, and the GSE (Energy Services Manager), whose president, Francesco Sperandini, has put €8 million in incentives on the table. So, if there's political will—and we're at the second problem—the money will go out. It happened in Pesaro, why couldn't it happen in any other Italian city? And this money wouldn't be wasted; on the contrary, it would help Italy get out of the tunnel and schools no longer be labeled as "institutions at risk». At risk of safety, and at risk of closure.

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