The Sergio Atzeni Institute in Capoterra will no longer offer an Applied Sciences program: for the second consecutive year, the Region, despite the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research's approval, has rejected the request of the school on Via Trexenta, forcing thirty-five students to knock on the doors of Cagliari's high schools. The Applied Sciences program, which could have further enhanced the educational offerings of the Capoterra school, a true center of excellence in southern Sardinia, will also be cancelled next school year.
The institute's request—supported by compliance with the guidelines for downsizing and rationalizing the school's curriculum—was rejected: a decision that denies young people from Capoterra the opportunity to attend local schools.
"This is paradoxical," says Bruno Deplano , vice principal of Sergio Atzeni. "Our school, which has 500 students , has the appropriate laboratories for this major, and can also count on math and science teachers, is being denied this opportunity without any explanation. This decision is incomprehensible, especially given that the schools in the capital where it is possible to study applied sciences lack space and cannot accommodate all these requests.
Between the twenty third-year middle school students at Frutti d'Oro, and the fifteen who this year attended the traditional scientific course in the first year of high school at Sergio Atzeni, next year two Applied Science classes could have been formed".
Monica Cabras , representing the parents of students denied this opportunity, doesn't hide her disappointment: "The students had so much hoped for it, but then last February, a cold shower arrived. Despite the ministry's positive opinion, the Region once again denied them the opportunity to study Applied Sciences in Capoterra. This situation forces students to either stay in Capoterra and continue pursuing the traditional sciences major, or enroll in a high school in the capital to study Applied Sciences."
Valeria Cara , from Domus de Maria, explains how her son had to choose a science major this school year: "He would have liked to attend the experimental course, but this opportunity was denied to our students. Traveling to a school in the capital would be even more challenging, given that the journey from Capoterra is certainly longer."