Overview
- The circular tells schools to ensure pluralism and freedom of opinion, promote constructive dialogue and critical thinking, and prioritize guests with specific expertise and authoritativeness.
- The guidance targets events on topics of significant political or social relevance and invokes the principle of par condicio to encourage balanced debate.
- PD lawmakers Irene Manzi and Simona Malpezzi announced a parliamentary question, arguing that ambiguous language could chill school autonomy and educational pluralism.
- Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara defended the measure, accusing the PD of confusing autonomy with indoctrination and calling their critique disturbing.
- The minister also reiterated changes to the maturità exam, with four disciplines to be set for the oral by late January and an oral test now compulsory under penalty of failing.