Overview
- The ministry revoked recognition for the 4 November online training session titled "La scuola non si arruola," saying it falls outside the professional training scope set by the CCNL and Directive 170/2016.
- Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara called the initiative propagandistic and said teachers may still attend but will not receive service exemption or paid leave.
- Organizers Cestes and the Osservatorio against the militarization of schools say the decision amounts to censorship and have engaged lawyers to challenge it.
- Unions CGIL’s education branch and USB condemned the move and announced protests, noting more than 1,200 teachers had registered for the event.
- The dispute centers on whether discussions of rearmament, militarization and peace education qualify as teacher training, with the event scheduled on Italy’s Armed Forces Day.