"Today is a special day, one of hope and commitment for the whole country. This year is the year that is beginning to be special. You all go back to the classroom. After the many sufferings, the restart of the schools is the most evident sign of the restart of Italy ".
The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella said it from Pizzo Calabro on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the school year.
“Now, thanks to vaccinations, the closure of schools must no longer happen - is the hope of the Head of State -. The abandonment and disengagement of the children was contained by the teachers with the generous collaboration of classmates. The expression of this solidarity constitutes a precious heritage ".
The great participation in the vaccination campaign of young people deserves attention, he added. The school world has shown itself to be a great anti-virus. The school is the strongest barrier to the most destructive behaviors, and this makes the school the engine of social transformation ".
"There have been recruitments, adequate classrooms and institutions at different levels have collaborated for the reopening of schools - he pointed out -. A strategic perspective with the PNRR is needed to have a more modern school. This is the most intelligent and profitable investment. The school is absolutely central. We need concrete commitments, adequate projects, assumptions of responsibility ".
"There are moments when you feel you are at a crossroads", you have to "change pace, to go faster. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Republic, I remembered that you young people are the builders of the future. It will be a special year, a school year ", he concluded.
(Unioneonline / D)
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