A meeting on the constitutional reform of the justice system between fifth-year students at the De Sanctis-Deledda high school and public prosecutor Andrea Vacca, Sardinian representative of the National Association of Magistrates, sparked protests from the Criminal Chamber. The reason? Vacca is one of the leading figures on the island in the "No" camp in the March referendum on the separation of judicial careers. Without cross-examination, there would be a risk of influencing the students attending the meeting, who, having just turned 18, are about to exercise their right to vote for the first time.

A letter from school principal Maria Rosaria De Rosa to families and teachers informed fifth-grade students that they will meet with prosecutor Andrea Vacca next Thursday in the Aula Magna of the Via Sulcis campus "to discuss issues related to constitutional reform." Within hours, controversy erupted, fueled by the city's Criminal Court. "A particularly serious matter cannot be ignored," a statement read: "The decision to address an issue that will be submitted to a popular vote without any debate, effectively turning an educational opportunity into a lecture without pluralism or debate between different positions."

Prosecutor Andrea Vacca's response was prompt. "It's wonderful to be able to talk to the students about the constitutional reform. I had asked the schools themselves for a cross-examiner, as I am totally opposed to the Nordio reform. Since they chose to invite only me, I agreed to go and discuss the reform objectively and impartially, purely for informational purposes. I imagine the schools are already planning a further meeting with some lawyer or jurist who favors the reform."

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