"The picture that emerged from Tuttoscuola's survey of school buildings, which sees Sardinia among the last in Italy for availability of certifications, opens an important reflection on what is being done , also considering the availability of resources allocated over the years through the Iscol@ projects and the more recent and significant resources allocated by the PNRR."

This is what the CGIL Sardinia, together with the Flc, said after the publication of the report ( READ ) which highlights the Island, immediately after Lazio, as last among the Italian regions for certifications of habitability of school buildings.

"Rather than improving," the union denounces, " the situation has worsened in more than twenty years."

A survey conducted by the national Flc Cgil in 2002 – it is recalled – "showed that 15.5 percent of buildings in Sardinia had a certificate of habitability, while in the Tuttoscuola report that percentage drops to 14.2."

And again: "currently , only 2.1 percent of school buildings on the island, 34 out of 1,645, have the five required safety certifications." As mentioned, only Lazio fares worse than Sardinia, with 1.9 percent, while the already dramatic national average is 9.8.

"As for the remaining 1,611 buildings," the union continues, "14.6 percent don't even have a certification, while 85.4 percent lack at least one."

CGIL and FLC note that in recent years , "various measures have been implemented to address the problem, including with European funds, with which the Region recently began programming the 2021-2027 ERDF resources for the Iscol@ extraordinary school building plan. Meanwhile, the unions specify, of the 760 school building projects financed with NRRP funds in Sardinia, 27 percent (206 projects) aim to secure and upgrade school buildings. €186 million is available for these 206 projects, 33 percent of which is in the payment phase."

"The point is that if significant progress hasn't been made since 2002, then we need to ask ourselves what the critical issues are that are holding back the spending of resources and the achievement of objectives," observe CGIL and FLC.

"We need to take stock of what's being achieved and introduce the appropriate corrective measures, for example by supporting local governments," the union concludes, emphasizing the need for a specific discussion on the issue with the Region.

(Unioneonline/lf)

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