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Italy Logs 71 School Collapses in a Year, Highest in Eight Years

A civic report urges a €3 billion fund to accelerate long-delayed safety upgrades.

Overview

  • Cittadinanzattiva’s latest report counts 71 collapses between September 2024 and September 2025, with 23 in the North, 19 in the Center, and 29 in the South and islands, causing 19 injuries.
  • INAIL recorded 78,365 student injuries in 2024, an increase of 7,463 from the prior year.
  • Aging stock underpins the risk, with about half of schools around 60 years old and 49% built before 1976, while 46% of sites sit in high seismic zones.
  • Recent seismic interventions remain scarce, with approximately 4% of buildings undergoing adeguamento and 3.8% miglioramento.
  • Compliance gaps persist, with about 59% lacking agibilità and 58% without fire-prevention certification, and asbestos still present in 2,292 schools affecting an estimated 356,900 students and 50,000 staff.