The school is ready to reopen, but with a strengthening of transport. The Italian regions try to organize themselves to ensure the restart of the schools in safety. And so that in Lazio the regional school office is evaluating the possibility of strengthening the public transport system. The risk, feared by many, concerns the excessive presence of people on public transport every day. This would also entail a risk for students, and therefore potentially greater exposure to the infection. What to do then? Let's see the Lazio proposal.
Lazio and schools, the idea of the school office
While the order of doctors has asked for a national red zone to be made to ensure that transport can only cover school users. On the other hand, there are many regions ready to postpone the reopening. But the solution proposed by the Lazio school office could be a good hypothesis. In fact, the general manager of the office, Rocco Pinneri, released a note. With it he explains that the Department of Mobility of the Lazio Region has verified the sustainability of a further strengthening of the public transport system. Involved ATAC and COTRAL, the companies that deal with urban transport.
An upgrade it would allow for an increase in the number of students who will enter school by 8 am. Therefore, the reorganization in view of the reopening of schools in Lazio also includes the involvement of the prefects of the Provinces of Rome, Frosinone, Latina and Rieti. It should allow 60 percent of students to attend presence to enter at 8. Instead, the remaining 40 percent should enter at 10. "It will be my responsibility to promptly inform everyone about the possible acceptance of this proposal in the prefectoral tables - clarifies the director in the note “.
But waiting “The prescriptions already contained in the documents drawn up by each Prefect continue to apply. Furthermore, I remind you that it is possible to foresee hourly units of less than 60 minutes, pursuant to article 4 of the Presidential Decree n. 275 of 1999, also to avoid that the delay of two hours in the entrance to school for the children of the 10 o'clock shift translates into an equally delay in the exit time".
The doubts of the regions
The greatest fears about the reopening of the schools on day 7 are extended to all regions. In fact it is assumed to do postpone everything to January 18th, to have a monitoring of post-New Year infections. Opinion also shared by the medical director of Spallanzani in Rome, Francesco Vaia. "It would be prudent - supports - wait at least the second half of January to see the results of the measures for this period".
"We must take advantage - explains Vaia - these days to be able to implement actions to open schools with greater safety. In addition to the enhancement of transport and the safety of common areas, today it could mean being able to vaccinate both teaching and non-teaching school staff to create an environment that is as immune as possible". Meanwhile, vaccination throughout Italy continues. Doctors and health personnel from Covid departments have been vaccinated, while new doses are awaited. Which unfortunately are starting to fail in many countries.
