Reggio, Region and Municipality niche and children pay the price

John

By John

The regional council met on 30 September, but among the many acts adopted, the one granting the premises of the former Ciapi di Catona to the Municipality is missing. And it still seems that the next one hasn’t been scheduled. The “battle” does not begin from Palazzo San Giorgio: we have to wait. They say. But for how much longer? The times of politics are difficult to reconcile with those of families. While the two institutions use tones of institutional politeness, the children of the Catona school have continued to live with the inconveniences of afternoon shifts for two weeks. Without having clear prospects. Yes, because when this act finally matures, adaptation interventions will be necessary before the transfer of classes. So more time. And in the meantime? Students are forced to give up not only the many extracurricular activities but also health care, such as physiotherapy and speech therapy. After the closure of the complex due to the structural checks of the “Beautiful and Safe Schools” operation, the Municipality had indicated that two weeks would be sufficient to implement the solution. But the light of hope at the end of the tunnel seems extinguished. And in institutional silence. So much so that the exasperated parents wrote to the Prefecture. «The Parents’ Committee had immediately recognized the inconvenience that the pupils and families would face, and had asked that this situation be limited to the period strictly necessary for the preparation of suitable premises to host the school, identified in the former Ciapi structure. This was followed by reassurances expressed by the competent councillor, that within two weeks the “Alighieri” school in Catona would also find the right location”.