Milan, July 13 (LaPresse) – “There is a significant issue in Italian society, and that is the relationship with rules,” said Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara in an interview with Corriere della Sera. “Too often, it's not clear that rules must be respected, just like people. During exams, there are commissioners who dedicate their time to a role enshrined in our Constitution. You don’t mock teachers; you respect their work, as well as the classmates who took the exam seriously, felt anxiety, stress, nurtured hopes, and spent months preparing. Their commitment deserves respect—you can’t just get away with staying silent.”
Valditara added that allowing students to refuse exams without consequences would legitimize rejecting anything we don’t like. “We should teach young people that there are democratic ways to change rules we disagree with.”
As for teachers who passed students who refused to take the oral exam, Valditara noted that “they had no other choice, as the law currently allows promotion.” However, he confirmed that starting next year, students who boycott the oral exam will fail, calling it “a strong message aligned with the Constitution.”
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