Schools protest in Cagliari, with students in Piazza Garibaldi: "We want safety."

From structural problems to rats in schools, students are taking to Piazza Garibaldi to demand safer schools. The "Money for Schools, Not for War" demonstration is taking place alongside other protests across the peninsula for "No Meloni Day."

Following protests involving several schools in the Cagliari area, at least six hundred boys and girls from various schools gathered at nine o'clock to complain about the conditions of schools in the capital.

Law enforcement officers from the Digos (Special Operations Unit) and Carabinieri (Carabinieri Special Operations Forces) are also present in the square to monitor the demonstration.

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Scuola e clima, venerdì di cortei in tutta Italia: studenti in piazza per il “No Meloni Day”

"We're here because we want better school buildings so we can study with dignity," explains Jacopo Melis of the Foiso Fois Art High School.

We appeal to schools to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. It's unthinkable that in 2026, we have to go to school terrified of being bitten and infected by rats.

Then, at 9:30, the first firecrackers and trumpets sounded, and the march set off, chanting slogans against the state of school buildings, workplace accidents, and opposing the government. Through the streets of the city center, the first stop was Piazza Costituzione, before moving to the Regional Council building to convey their concerns to Sardinian institutions.