Education Minster Lucia Azzolina said
Wednesday that she has signed an ordinance to recruit 50,000
teachers and other staff for Italy's schools.
She said the priority would be nursery and primary schools
during a meeting with regional officials on the reopening of
schools in September.
Italy's schools need extra staff to help them cope with rules
that will be in force to make sure the risk of coronavirus
contagion is at a minimal.
But Azzolina said the government is also aiming to "gradually
reduce number of pupils in each class" in the long term.
The minister has repeatedly said she wants to stop Italy having
overcrowded 'chicken coop' classes.
Italy's schools closed in the early stages of the coronavirus
emergency in March and did not reopen before the end of the
2019-2020 school year.
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