Ministerial inspection at the Amaldi high school in Novi Ligure
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The Edoardo Amaldi high school in Novi Ligure, in the province of Alessandria, becomes the centre of a controversy in early October 2026 after a notice reportedly appeared on the school's electronic register noticeboard inviting students to the "Sudario di Gaza" march, a demonstration planned for Saturday 10 October featuring the display of a shroud bearing the names of 18,457 Palestinian minors whom the organisers say were killed in the Gaza Strip[1][2].
The inspection
The Ministry of Education orders an inspection through Piedmont's regional school office to establish what happened and verify whether an institutional school tool was improperly used to summon students to demonstrations[1][2]. According to the ministry, if the facts are confirmed this would amount to a serious breach of professional ethics; the inspection will serve to reconstruct the facts precisely and establish the relevant responsibilities[1][2].
The minister's statements
The Minister of Education and Merit, Giuseppe Valditara, comments on the case, stating that "the constitutional school is one that teaches critical thinking and pluralism, and rejects every form of indoctrination" and that "the practice of indoctrinating students belongs only to totalitarian regimes"[1][2].
Related articles: Edoardo Amaldi Lyceum of Novi Ligure, Ministry of Education inspection at the Amaldi high school in Novi Ligure (October 2026)
Sources
- Il ministero dell'Istruzione dispone ispezione in liceo Novi Ligure — ANSA Piemonte, 5 October 2026
- Sul registro elettronico l’avviso della manifestazione per Gaza: il Ministero dispone un’ispezione a Novi Ligure — Quotidiano Piemontese, 5 October 2026
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