Milan, 20 Sept. (LaPresse) – “Schools must, first and foremost, accommodate local pupils, particularly in nursery and primary schools. If, in a given neighbourhood, the majority of families are foreign, how can a percentage limit be respected? We certainly cannot send the children away.” This is the view of Antonello Giannelli, president of the National Association of Headteachers (ANP), in a statement on the issue of the cap on the number of foreign pupils in classes, which was raised again today by the Prime Minister, Giorgio Meloni. “From an educational perspective, the objective is well-founded and reasonable, but putting it into practice is very complex,” observes Giannelli. It is precisely this practical difficulty, the ANP president emphasises, that has effectively rendered the 30 per cent cap set out in the previous circular unenforceable. “The principle of promoting balanced classes may be laudable from an educational perspective,” he concludes, “but we need measures that are practically feasible and compatible with pupils’ right to attend a school in their local area.”
Schools, headteachers: “Cap on foreign pupils is understandable but complex; local pupils must be accommodated”
Milan, 20 Sept. (LaPresse) – “Schools must, first and foremost, accommodate local pupils, particularly in nursery and primary schools. If, in a given neighbourhood, the majority of families are foreign, how can a percentage limit be respected? We certainly cannot send the children away.” This is the view of Antonello Giannelli, president of the National Association of Headteachers (ANP), in a statement on the issue of the cap on the number of foreign pupils in classes, which was raised again today by the Prime Minister, Giorgio Meloni. “From an educational perspective, the objective is well-founded and reasonable, but putting it into practice is very complex,” observes Giannelli. It is precisely this practical difficulty, the ANP president emphasises, that has effectively rendered the 30 per cent cap set out in the previous circular unenforceable. “The principle of promoting balanced classes may be laudable from an educational perspective,” he concludes, “but we need measures that are practically feasible and compatible with pupils’ right to attend a school in their local area.”