Overview
- At IIS Einaudi, the board set thresholds excluding students with disciplinary notes and conduct grades below 8, then used a 7.0 average as the cutoff to fill the first group.
- Twelve third‑year classes produced about 160 sign‑ups, leading the school to divide travelers into two cohorts of roughly 80 each.
- The first departure is scheduled for February and a second is expected later, likely in May, with priority for students not included initially.
- Principal Marianna Fornasiero calls the merit rule the most objective tool under the constraints and acknowledges a lapse in explaining the second trip.
- Parents have requested a clarifying meeting with school leaders, which the institute has set to discuss the decision and possible alternatives.