Everyone in their own school and far from their parents, friends and classmates. This will be the Carnival of the students of the Comprehensive Institute of Cabras. The traditional masked parade, as well as the party in Piazza Don Sturzo, scheduled for tomorrow morning, have been canceled. This was decided by the Municipality, organizer of the event. This after the decision by the school principal Paolo Figus not to have the students participate. The party will take place in the respective buildings.
The school decided not to participate in the demonstration after Mayor Andrea Abis did not accept the request to close access to Piazza Don Sturzo to everyone, including parents . "The request arose from a collegial discussion," explains principal Paolo Figus, "during which the difficulty of teachers to guarantee the safety and supervision of children emerged in a context in which the presence of parents can lead to unjustified removals and situations that are beyond the control of teachers." Figus also says that not a single complaint from parents has reached the management of the Institute.
The heads of the Institute's branches respond to the mayor: "The event is not a public celebration, but an educational trip that takes place during school hours and, therefore, the students are under the responsibility of the teachers who cannot take charge of supervision in such a large and dispersive context , where the risk of a child getting lost cannot be excluded. We understand the disappointment of some families, but we believe that the well-being and safety of children must have absolute priority".
Abis responds: «I would like to point out that the Municipality sent the Security Plan to the police station and no critical issues emerged. We are talking about a Carnival party, not a high-risk event. The square would have been closed to traffic with the gates monitored by the local police and security personnel. Carnival is a party, it is contact with the community and this will be missing in Cabras for the first time. We invite all the boys and girls of the classes to participate in the afternoon party in the square with parents, grandparents and friends ». Many comments in these hours on the Facebook page of the Municipality. Both in favor of the manager, and against. But there are also those who announce that they will not take their child to school.