«Instead of teaching geography, history and mathematics, the teacher would have them sing religious hymns or pray. It is therefore a violation of a legal obligation. And if it's about religious songs, Red Flag or reading Repubblica during math class, it doesn't change».

This was stated live on Tg4 by the Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara , regarding the news of the teacher of San Vero Milis suspended for 20 days from teaching for having made the pupils make a small rosary and having them recite some prayers .

The minister underlined that on the basis of the technical report received - which he possesses and is confidential - it was not an isolated case but that previously there had been "several good-natured interventions by the headteacher and the process took place on different months".

There was therefore "the activation of a disciplinary procedure which ended with the famous 20-day sanction". Sanction which is overall - Valditara said - not particularly high in the context of the sanctions that can be paid. After that, as soon as the news emerged, I asked for a detailed report on the facts and we also sent the inspectors to verify that the procedure was correct because a minister cannot cancel a disciplinary procedure, he can verify that the procedure was correct. Obviously the teacher can appeal to the labor judge. I can only say that here we are not dealing with the episodic recitation of a prayer, but from the documentation it is a question of repeated prayers and religious songs in the disciplinary hours".

Valditara also specified that the elementary teacher had to teach "history, geography and also mathematics, this is clear from the official documents".

(Unioneonline/lf)

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